短 short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault 小 结 xiǎo jié summary / short / brief / wrap-up 空 头 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) 低 矮 dī ǎi short / low 之 间 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) 传 奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 紧 张 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] 一 旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day 缺 乏 quē fá to lack / to be short of 一 时 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time 一 句 话 yī jù huà in a word / in short 一 下 子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden 简 称 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form 总 之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief 缺 少 quē shǎo lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack 短 期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 片 刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment 不 及 bù jí to fall short of / not as good as / too late 平 米 píng mǐ square meter / short for 平方米 短 暂 duǎn zàn of short duration / brief / momentary 短 线 duǎn xiàn short term 不 便 bù biàn inconvenient / inappropriate / unsuitable / short of cash 笔 记 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] 不 符 合 bù fú hé discrepant / falling short (of expectations) / not matching up / not conforming / (figures) disagree / unbecoming 短 片 duǎn piàn short film / video clip 中 断 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt 词 语 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression 出 行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) 小 品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit 一 阵 子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst 紧 缺 jǐn quē in short supply / scarce 一 瞬 yī shùn one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye 短 裤 duǎn kù short pants / shorts 匮 乏 kuì fá to be deficient in sth / to be short of sth (supplies, money etc) 短 路 duǎn lù short circuit 致 辞 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 短 时 间 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time 速 成 sù chéng crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time 矮 小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized 暂 缺 zàn quē currently in short supply / in deficit (of commodity) / currently vacant (position) 结 业 jié yè to finish school, esp. a short course / to complete a course / (of a company) to cease operations 丁 丁 dīng dīng (neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 / resembles "JJ", which is short for 雞雞|鸡鸡[ji1ji1]) 总 而 言 之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief 短 篇 小 说 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō short story 短 袖 duǎn xiù short sleeves / short-sleeved shirt 条 子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute 一 朝 一 夕 yī zhāo yī xī lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight 吃 紧 chī jǐn in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important 争 气 zhēng qì to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short 短 促 duǎn cù short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) 热 腾 腾 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] 矮 子 ǎi zi short person / dwarf 黑 板 报 hēi bǎn bào blackboard bulletin with short news items written on it (can usually be found in factories, schools etc) 矮 胖 ǎi pàng short and stout / dumpy / roly-poly 落 款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 绝 命 jué mìng to commit suicide / to have one's life cut short 毁 于 一 旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) 短 距 离 duǎn jù lí short distance / a stone's throw away 高 矮 gāo ǎi height (i.e. whether short or tall) 阿 比 A1 bǐ Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail) 奇 缺 qí quē very short of (food, clean water etc) / extreme shortage / deficit 短 程 duǎn chéng short range 腰 斩 yāo zhǎn to chop sb in half at the waist (capital punishment) / to cut sth in half / to reduce sth by a dramatic margin / to terminate / to cut short 取 巧 qǔ qiǎo quick fix / opportune short cut (around a difficulty) / cheap trick (to get what one wants) / to pull a fast one 将 will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) 小 游 xiǎo yóu outing / short trip 放 空 fàng kōng to relax completely / to empty one's mind / (finance) to sell short / (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers) / to deadhead 一 时 半 刻 yī shí bàn kè a short time / a little while 短 板 duǎn bǎn short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape) / (fig.) shortcoming / weak point 短 衣 duǎn yī short garment / short jacket 少 顷 shǎo qǐng in a short while / presently 一 言 以 蔽 之 yī yán yǐ bì zhī one word says it all (idiom, from Analects) / to cut a long story short / in a nutshell 长 吁 短 叹 cháng xū duǎn tàn long moan and short gasp (idiom) / continually moaning and groaning in pain 长 话 短 说 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 短 少 duǎn shǎo to be short of the full amount 卖 空 mài kōng to sell short (finance) 契 诃 夫 Qì hē fū Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian writer famous for his short stories and plays 莫 泊 桑 Mò bó sāng Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893), French novelist and short story writer 花 枪 huā qiāng short spear (arch.) / fig. trickery 短 传 duǎn chuán short pass (in ball game) 令 to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem 题 跋 tí bá short comments / preface and postscript 矮 树 ǎi shù short tree / bush / shrub 短 训 班 duǎn xùn bān short training course 紧 tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten 有 始 无 终 yǒu shǐ wú zhōng to start but not finish (idiom) / to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span 拔 火 罐 bá huǒ guàn (TCM) to cup / to give a cupping treatment / short detachable stove chimney used to help draw fire 超 短 波 chāo duǎn bō ultra short wave (radio) / UHF 刻 quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals 差 different / wrong / mistaken / to fall short / to lack / not up to standard / inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1] 阵 disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration 二 节 棍 èr jié gùn nunchaku (weapon with two rods joined by a short chain, used in martial arts) 缺 deficiency / lack / scarce / vacant post / to run short of 亏 缺 kuī quē to be lacking / to fall short of / to wane / deficit / deficient 老 三 篇 lǎo sān piān Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established 促 (bound form) of short duration / hasty / rapid / (bound form) to hasten / to hurry / to urge / (literary) close by / pressed against 艾 Chinese mugwort or wormwood / moxa / to stop or cut short / phonetic "ai" or "i" / abbr. for 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4], AIDS 秦 Qín surname Qin / Qin dynasty (221-207 BC) of the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3huang2] / short name for 陝西|陕西[Shan3xi1] 乏 short of / tired 亏 to lose (money) / to have a deficit / to be deficient / to treat unfairly / luckily / fortunately / thanks to / (used to introduce an ironic remark about sb who has fallen short of expectations)
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