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短

duǎn
HSK 2

“Short” in Chinese is 短 (duǎn).

Other characters with the syllable duan: see all 5 →

Meaning

  • short
  • brief
  • to lack
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  • weak point
  • fault

Example

他等火车的时候，一会儿听音乐，一会儿发短信。

While he was waiting for the train, he listened to music and sent text messages.

From 短信 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

12 strokes

Words containing 短

短信duǎnxìntext messageHSK 2短处duǎnchùshortcomingHSK 3短裤duǎnkùshort pantsHSK 3短期duǎnqīshort-termHSK 3缩短suōduǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtailHSK 4长短chángduǎnlengthHSK 6短片duǎnpiànshort filmHSK 6短缺duǎnquēshortageHSK 7-9

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2般bānsortHSK 2板bǎnboardHSK 2办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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