短 (dyun2 | duan3) : short (length)

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短

dyun2

duan3

[1] short; brief [2] [v] be deficient; want; lack; owe; lacking [3] shortcomings; faults; mistakes

See also 矮

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 矢 (#111)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

短

This word has been viewed 9269 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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縮短 suk1 dyun2 suo1 duan3 = shorten

短期 dyun2 kei4 duan4 qi1 (PRC), duan4 qi2 (Taiwan) = short-term

短袖 dyun2 zau6 duan3 xiu4 = short sleeves; short-sleeved

短袖衫 dyun2 zau6 saam1 duan3 xiu4 shan1 = short-sleeved shirt 粵

一人計短，二人計長 jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2 ji6 jan4 gai3 coeng4 yi4 ren2 ji4 duan3 er4 ren2 ji4 chang2 = two heads are better than one 粵

短褲 dyun2 fu3 duan3 ku4 = shorts

貼身短褲 tip3 san1 dyun2 fu3 = panties

短訊 dyun2 seon3 duan3 xun4 = SMS text message

短程 dyun2 cing4 = short distance

簡短 gaan2 dyun2 jian3 duan3 = brief; short time; short duration

簡短介紹 gaan2 dyun2 gaai3 siu6 jian3 duan3 jie4 shao4 = brief introduction

長短 coeng4 dyun2 chang2 duan3 = length; duration

發送短訊 faat3 sung3 dyun2 seon3 fa1 song4 duan3 xun4 = to send a (mobile phone) text message; to text

短處 dyun2 cyu3 duan3 chu4 = shortcoming; defect; fault

短暫 dyun2 zaam6 duan3 zan4 = short duration; brief

短促 dyun2 cuk1 duan3 cu4 = short time; fleeting; brief

短短 dyun2 dyun2 = short

短命 dyun2 meng6 duan3 ming4 = die young (often a curse), be short-lived, ephemeral, ephemerality

三長兩短 saam1 coeng4 loeng5 dyun2 = unexpected misfortune esp. death

短褸 dyun2 lau5*1 = jacket 粵

短頭髮 dyun2 tau4 faat3 = short hair

剪短 zin2 dyun2 = cut short (hairstyle)

短裙 dyun2 kwan4 = a miniskirt

十隻手指有長短 sap6 zek3 sau2 zi2 jau5 coeng4 dyun2 = you sometimes cannot ask for absolute fairness

短打 dyun2 daa2 = [n][v] bunt; duan da (a form of short-range boxing)

即時短訊 zik1 si4 dyun2 seon3 = instant message

短視 dyun2 si6 duan3 shi4 = myopia; to lack foresight

長話短說 coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 chang2 hua4 duan3 shuo1 = "to make a long story short"

短笛 dyun2 dek6 duan3 di2 = a piccolo

自尋短見 zi6 cam4 dyun2 gin3 = to commit suicide

短至 dyun2 zi3 duan3 zhi4 = the winter solstice

短尾貓 dyun2 mei5 maau1 duan3 wei3 mao1 = a bobcat (lynx rufus)

短裙褲 dyun2 kwan4 fu3 = a skort

短波 dyun2 bo1 duan3 bo1 = shortwave (radio)

短片 dyun2 pin3*2 duan3 pian4 = a short film

短信 dyun2 seon3 duan3 xin4 = text message; SMS

短兵相接 dyun2 bing1 soeng1 zip3 duan3 bing1 xiang1 jie1 = close range combat with swords, daggers, bayonets and knives etc; fighting hand to hand

短尾猴 dyun2 mei5 hau4 duan3 wei3 hou2 = stump-tailed macaque / monkey

短小精悍 dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon5 duan3 xiao3 jing1 han4 = concise and forceful

短缺 dyun2 kyut3 duan3 que1 = lack; be short of; deficient

短絀 dyun2 zyut3 duan3 chu4 = deficient; short of; fall short

短路 dyun2 lou6 = short circuit

人生苦短 jan4 sang1 fu2 dyun2 ren2 sheng1 ku3 duan3 = life is short and full of suffering

一人計短,二人計長 jat1 jan4 gai3 dyun2 ji6 jan4 gai3 coeng4 ji1 ren2 ji4 duan3 er4 ren2 ji4 chang2 = two heads are better than one

短訊服務 dyun2 seon3 fuk6 mou6 duan3 xun4 fu2 wu4 = SMS text messaging

短尾猿 dyun2 mei5 jyun4 duan3 wei3 yuan2 = macaque

短體 dyun2 tai2 duan3 ti3 = [math.] cuboid

說長道短 syut3 coeng4 dou6 dyun2 shuo1 chang2 dao4 duan3 = to gossip

長短腳 coeng4 dyun2 goek3 = King-Yee Society triads (lit., "long short leg") 粵

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