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HSK 6
HSK 4
短
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
弄短
nòngduǎn
to shorten
暂短
zànduǎn
brief (in time)
浅短
qiǎnduǎn
narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
短促
duǎncù
short in time
短信
duǎnxìn
text message
短传
duǎnchuán
short pass (in ball game)
短债
duǎnzhài
short term loan
短剑
duǎnjiàn
dagger
短句
duǎnjù
clause
短命
duǎnmìng
to die young
短多
duǎnduō
good prospects in the short term (finance)
短少
duǎnshǎo
to be short of the full amount
短工
duǎngōng
temporary job
短指
duǎnzhǐ
brachydactylism (genetic abnormality of short or missing fingers)
短暂
duǎnzàn
of short duration
短期
duǎnqī
short term
短板
duǎnbǎn
short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape)
短欠
duǎnqiàn
to fall short in one's payments
短歌
duǎngē
ballad
短波
duǎnbō
shortwave (radio)
Example Sentences (1)
女儿变化不小，她小时候喜欢短头发，像男孩子一样。
Nǚ'ér biànhuà bù xiǎo, tā xiǎo shíhou xǐhuan duǎn tóufa, xiàng nán háizi yíyàng.
My daughter has changed a lot. When she was little, she liked short hair, like a boy.
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 888
- Word Frequency Rank
- 1,902 of 84,292