短文 duǎn wén ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄨㄣˊ dyun2 man4
- short piece; article; short essay
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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
- 弄短 nòng duǎn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ lung6 dyun2 to shorten
- 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
文
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 人文 rén wén ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˊ jan4 man4 humanities; culture; humanistic
- 作文 zuò wén ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄣˊ zok3 man2一絲不苟 to write an essay
- 全文 quán wén ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄣˊ cyun4 man4 entire text
- 公文 gōng wén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ gung1 man4 official document
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- 外文 wài wén ㄨㄞˋ ㄨㄣˊ ngoi6 man4 foreign language (written)
- 天文 tiān wén ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ tin1 man4 astronomy
- 散文 sǎn wén ㄙㄢˇ ㄨㄣˊ saan2 man4 (broadly) prose (as opposed to verse)
- 文人 wén rén ㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ man4 jan4 cultivated individual; scholar; literati
- 文件 wén jiàn ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ man4 gin2 document
- 文具 wén jù ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄩˋ man4 geoi6 stationery
- 文化 wén huà ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ man4 faa3 culture
- 文坛 文壇 wén tán ㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄢˊ man4 taan4 literary circles
- 文娱 文娛 wén yú ㄨㄣˊ ㄩˊ man4 jyu4 cultural recreation
- 文字 wén zì ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ man4 zi6 character
- 文学 文學 wén xué ㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ man4 hok6 literature
- 文凭 文憑 wén píng ㄨㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ man4 pang4 diploma
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 文法 wén fǎ ㄨㄣˊ ㄈㄚˇ man4 faat3 grammar
- 文物 wén wù ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˋ man4 mat6 cultural relic
Idioms with these characters
- 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
- 博文约礼 博文約禮 bó wén yuē lǐ ㄅㄛˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄩㄝ ㄌㄧˇ bok3 man4 joek3 lai5 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
- 不值一文 bù zhí yī wén ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ ㄧ ㄨㄣˊ bat1 zik6 jat1 man4 worthless (idiom)
- 才兼文武 cái jiān wén wǔ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄨˇ coi4 gim1 man4 mou5 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
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- 粗鲁不文 粗魯不文 cū lǔ bù wén ㄘㄨ ㄌㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣˊ cou1 lou5 bat1 man4 crude and ill-educated (idiom)
- 奇文共赏 奇文共賞 qí wén gòng shǎng ㄑㄧˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤˇ kei4 man4 gung6 soeng2 lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
- 身无分文 身無分文 shēn wú fēn wén ㄕㄣ ㄨˊ ㄈㄣ ㄨㄣˊ san1 mou4 fan1 man4 (idiom) penniless; completely broke
- 识文断字 識文斷字 shí wén duàn zì ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄗˋ sik1 man4 dyun3 zi6 (idiom) able to read; literate
- 天文数字 天文數字 tiān wén shù zì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ tin1 man4 sou2 zi6 (idiom) astronomical figure
- 望文生义 望文生義 wàng wén shēng yì ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ mong6 man4 sang1 ji6 lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
- 文不加点 文不加點 wén bù jiā diǎn ㄨㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄧㄢˇ man4 bat1 gaa1 dim2 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 在读 在讀 一 篇 短文 。
Tom is reading an essay.
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她 看 完 这 這 篇 短文 后 後 才 会 會 去 睡觉 睡覺 。
She will only go to bed after she finishes reading this short essay.
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