duǎn
short
brief
to lack
weak point
fault
fā duǎn xìn
to text
to send SMS messages
cháng duǎn
length
duration
accident
right and wrong
good and bad
long and short
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
to use this in place of that
what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
duǎn zàn
of short duration
brief
momentary
duǎn cù
short in time
fleeting
brief
gasping (breath)
curt (tone of voice)
duǎn chù
shortcoming
defect
fault
one's weak points
duǎn jù lí
short distance
a stone's throw away
duǎn xiù
short sleeves
short-sleeved shirt
duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn
(of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
(of an article) concise and forceful
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
to fight at close quarters
chāo duǎn bō
ultra short wave (radio)
UHF
duǎn gōng
temporary job
odd job
seasonal worker
hù duǎn
to shield (one's shortcoming)
to cover up (errors)
shōu fā duǎn xìn
to text
to receive and send SMS messages
duǎn yī
short garment
short jacket
duǎn cū
stocky (short and robust)
sān cháng liǎng duǎn
unexpected misfortune
unexpected accident
sudden death
cháng xū duǎn tàn
long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
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