短 duǎn — short (in length or duration)

Meanings

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   short (in length or duration)

   Short along its length or in time — hair, a skirt, a holiday, a meeting. Something short in *height* is 矮, not 短.

   adjective

Example sentences

• 这条裤子有点儿短。/這條褲子有點兒短。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) tiáo (second tone, rising) kùzi (fourth tone, falling) yǒudiǎnr (third tone, dipping) duǎn. (third tone, dipping)···

  These trousers are a bit short.

• 今天的会议时间很短。/今天的會議時間很短。Jīntiān (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) huìyì (fourth tone, falling) shíjiān (second tone, rising) hěn (third tone, dipping) duǎn. (third tone, dipping)···

  Today’s meeting was very short.

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