弄短 nòng duǎn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ lung6 dyun2
- to shorten
- shortening
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弄
- 嘲弄 cháo nòng ㄔㄠˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ zaau1 lung6 to tease
- 弄错 弄錯 nòng cuò ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ lung6 co3 to err
- 玩弄 wán nòng ㄨㄢˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ wun6 lung6 to play with
- 卖弄 賣弄 mài nong ㄇㄞˋ ˙ㄋㄨㄥ maai6 lung6 to show off
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
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- 作弄 zuò nòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄨㄥˋ zok3 lung6 to tease
- 侍弄 shì nòng ㄕˋ ㄋㄨㄥˋ si6 lung6 to look after
- 侮弄 wǔ nòng ㄨˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ mou5 lung6 to mock
- 倒弄 dǎo nong ㄉㄠˇ ˙ㄋㄨㄥ dou2 lung6 to move (things around)
- 劐弄 huō leng ㄏㄨㄛ ˙ㄌㄥ (dialect) to mix
- 呼弄 hū nòng ㄏㄨ ㄋㄨㄥˋ fu1 lung6 to fool
- 唬弄 hǔ nòng ㄏㄨˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ fu2 lung6 to fool
- 巷弄 xiàng lòng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄨㄥˋ hong6 lung6 alley
- 弄丢 弄丟 nòng diū ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄡ lung6 diu1 to lose
- 弄乱 弄亂 nòng luàn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ lung6 lyun6 to mess up
- 弄伤 弄傷 nòng shāng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ lung6 soeng1 to bruise
- 弄僵 nòng jiāng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ lung6 goeng1 to bring to deadlock
- 弄到 nòng dào ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ lung6 dou3 to get hold of
- 弄堂 lòng táng ㄌㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄤˊ lung6 tong4 (dialect) alley
- 弄坏 弄壞 nòng huài ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ lung6 waai6 to ruin
短
- 短信 duǎn xìn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ dyun2 seon3 text message
- 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄗㄢˋ dyun2 zaam6 of short duration; brief; momentary
- 短期 duǎn qī ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄧ dyun2 kei4 short-term
- 短片 duǎn piàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dyun2 pin2 short film
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
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- 短处 短處 duǎn chù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨˋ dyun2 cyu3 shortcoming
- 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄎㄨˋ dyun2 fu3 short pants
- 简短 簡短 jiǎn duǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ gaan2 dyun2 brief (statement, summary etc)
- 缩短 縮短 suō duǎn ㄙㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢˇ suk1 dyun2 to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- 长短 長短 cháng duǎn ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ coeng4 dyun2 length
- 一长一短 一長一短 yī cháng yī duǎn ㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄢˇ jat1 coeng4 jat1 dyun2 (idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded
- 揭短 jiē duǎn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˇ kit3 dyun2 to expose sb's faults or shortcomings
- 暂短 暫短 zàn duǎn ㄗㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ zaam6 dyun2 brief (in time)
- 浅短 淺短 qiǎn duǎn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ cin2 dyun2 narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
- 短促 duǎn cù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄨˋ dyun2 cuk1 short in time
- 短仓 短倉 duǎn cāng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄤ dyun2 cong1 short position (finance)
- 短传 短傳 duǎn chuán ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ dyun2 cyun4 short pass (in ball game)
- 短债 短債 duǎn zhài ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄞˋ dyun2 zaai3 short-term loan
- 短剧 短劇 duǎn jù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ dyun2 kek6 short play; sketch; skit
- 短剑 短劍 duǎn jiàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ dyun2 gim3 dagger
Idioms with these characters
- 班门弄斧 班門弄斧 Bān mén nòng fǔ ㄅㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˇ baan1 mun4 lung6 fu2 to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
- 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi ㄅㄢ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ bun1 lung6 si6 fei1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
- 含饴弄孙 含飴弄孫 hán yí nòng sūn ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄣ ham4 ji4 lung6 syun1 lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
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- 弄懂弄通 nòng dǒng nòng tōng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥ lung6 dung2 lung6 tung1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
- 弄假成真 nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣ lung6 gaa2 sing4 zan1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
- 弄嘴弄舌 nòng zuǐ nòng shé ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄜˊ lung6 zeoi2 lung6 sit3 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
- 搔首弄姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī ㄙㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄗ sou1 sau2 lung6 zi1 (idiom) to strike a coquettish pose
- 舞文弄墨 wǔ wén nòng mò ㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄛˋ mou5 man4 lung6 mak6 (idiom) to display one's facility with words
- 装神弄鬼 裝神弄鬼 zhuāng shén nòng guǐ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ zong1 san4 lung6 gwai2 lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom); fig. to create a false sense of mystery; to play tricks to deceive or scare others; to engage in hocus-pocus
- 残年短景 殘年短景 cán nián duǎn jǐng ㄘㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ caan4 nin4 dyun2 ging2 at the end of the year (idiom)
- 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief
- 长吁短叹 長吁短嘆 cháng xū duǎn tàn ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄩ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄢˋ coeng4 heoi1 dyun2 taan3 long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
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- 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄝ dyun2 bing1 soeng1 zip3 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
- 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon6 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
- 短中抽长 短中抽長 duǎn zhōng chōu cháng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄡ ㄔㄤˊ dyun2 zung1 cau1 coeng4 to make the best of a bad job
- 截长补短 截長補短 jié cháng bǔ duǎn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ zit6 coeng4 bou2 dyun2 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
- 论长道短 論長道短 lùn cháng dào duǎn ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ leon6 coeng4 dou6 dyun2 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
- 取长补短 取長補短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
- 说长道短 說長道短 shuō cháng dào duǎn ㄕㄨㄛ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ syut3 coeng4 dou6 dyun2 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
Example sentences
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把 这 這 句 话 話 弄短 点 點 。
Make this sentence a little shorter.
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