短
duǎn
short
brief; to lack; weak point; fault
这条绳子太短了，不够用。
zhè tiáo shéng zi tài duǎn le, bù gòu yòng。
This rope is too short, it's not enough.
他的袖子很短，冬天穿会冷。
tā de xiù zi hěn duǎn, dōng tiān chuān huì lěng。
His sleeves are very short; wearing them in winter will be cold.
Words with 短
短路
duǎn lù
short circuit
短线
duǎn xiàn
short term
短波
duǎn bō
shortwave (radio)
简短
jiǎn duǎn
brief (statement, summary etc)
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
短工
duǎn gōng
temporary job
锈腹短翅鸫
xiù fù duǎn chì dōng
(bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)
长吁短叹
cháng xū duǎn tàn
long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
长枪短炮
cháng qiāng duǎn pào
camera (jocular)
长痛不如短痛
cháng tòng bù rú duǎn tòng
better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
长短
cháng duǎn
length
长话短说
cháng huà duǎn shuō
(idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief