short-term
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
short term; short period
neutralOften used in business, finance, planning, and education contexts to describe things lasting a brief time.
Tā他
shēn申
qǐng请
le了
yī一
bǐ笔
duǎn短
qī期
dài贷
kuǎn款
lái来
zhōu周
zhuǎn转
zī资
jīn金
。
He applied for a short-term loan to manage cash flow.
Gōng公
sī司
wèi为
yuán员
gōng工
zǔ组
zhī织
le了
duǎn短
qī期
xùn训
liàn练
bān班
。
The company organized a short-term training course for its employees.
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Zhuān专
jiā家
yù预
cè测
，
fáng房
jià价
zài在
duǎn短
qī期
nèi内
bú不
huì会
dà大
fú幅
shàng上
zhǎng涨
。
Experts predict that housing prices will not rise sharply in the short term.
Zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
duǎn短
qī期
mù目
biāo标
，
wǒ我
men们
hái还
yǒu有
cháng长
qī期
guī规
huà划
。
This is just a short-term goal; we also have long-term plans.
Duǎn短
qī期
lǚ旅
xíng行
hěn很
shì适
hé合
máng忙
lù碌
de的
shàng上
bān班
zú族
。
Short-term trips are very suitable for busy office workers.