duǎn短
短
HSK 2
common
adjective
verb
noun
Meaning of 短
短 means short (in distance/time, opposite of long); to lack; to be short of; to owe. Pronounced duǎn. HSK 2.
- short (in distance/time, opposite of long)
- to lack; to be short of; to owe
- shortcoming; defect; weakness
Character Info
Radical矢
Strokes12
Components
矢
豆
Stroke Order
短
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
bǎ把
duǎn短
dāo刀
hěn很
fēng锋
lì利
。
This short knife is very sharp.
Tā她
de的
kù裤
zi子
cái裁
duǎn短
le了
。
Her pants were cut too short.
Wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
yǒu有
duǎn短
qī期
péi培
xùn训
kè课
chéng程
。
Our company offers short-term training courses.
Xià夏
jì季
zhòu昼
cháng长
yè夜
duǎn短
。
In summer, days are long and nights are short.
Cóng从
zhè这
lǐ里
dào到
chē车
zhàn站
jù距
lí离
hěn很
duǎn短
。
The distance from here to the station is very short.