短U+77ED12 STROKES
Entry·pron. duǎn
ㄉㄨㄢˇ
“Short; brief; to lack; a weakness or fault; to speak ill of someone; to rob.”
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- 短期ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊshort-term; lasting a brief period; not long-term.
- 短短ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇa very short time; briefly; in just a little while; used to emphasize how brief something is
- 短暫ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄢˋof short duration; brief; momentary; lasting only a short time.
- 縮短ㄙㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢˇto shorten; to reduce; to curtail; to make shorter in length, duration, or extent
- 短片ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋshort film; brief video clip; short movie with a clear theme and simple structure.
- 簡短ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇbrief; short in length or duration; concise; succinct
- 短篇ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢa short piece of writing; a brief work with few words; a short literary composition.
- 短缺ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝshortage; a lack or deficiency of something needed or expected.
- 長短ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇlength; right and wrong; good and bad; accident; mishap; secret; hidden details
- 短褲ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄎㄨˋtrousers ending above the knee; shorts
- 短髮ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄈㄚˇshort hair; hair cut to a length not exceeding the shoulders
- 短線ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋstock market term: buying and selling within a short period; short-term trading
- 短文ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄣˊshort essay or article; brief piece of writing
- 短程ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊshort distance; short-range journey or route
- 短裙ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄣˊskirt whose length does not extend below the knee
- 尋短ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇto attempt suicide; to take one's own life
- 短視ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕˋshort-sighted; lacking foresight or long-term vision
- 短劇ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋshort play or skit; brief dramatic performance, often a segment within a TV variety show
- 短袖ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋshort sleeve; sleeve that does not extend beyond the upper arm
- 短小ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇshort and small in size or length; brief and compact
- 短命ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋshort-lived; dying young; also used to reproach a fickle or heartless lover
- 短少ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇless than the required amount; deficient; short of
- 短促ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄨˋbrief and hurried; short in duration and pressing
- 短處ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨˋshortcoming; weakness; fault; deficiency
- 短刀ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄠshort knife or dagger; small bladed weapon such as a dirk; waist sword historically worn by warriors
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