短袖 duǎn xiù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ dyun2 zau6
- short sleeves
- short-sleeved shirt
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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
袖
- 袖珍 xiù zhēn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄣ zau6 zan1 pocket-sized
- 领袖 領袖 lǐng xiù ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ling5 zau6 leader
- 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1 to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
- 套袖 tào xiù ㄊㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ tou3 zau6 sleeve cover
- 攘袖 rǎng xiù ㄖㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ joeng4 zau6 to roll up the sleeves
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- 断袖 斷袖 duàn xiù ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ dyun6 zau6 homosexual
- 水袖 shuǐ xiù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ seoi2 zau6 flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)
- 衣袖 yī xiù ㄧ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ji1 zau6 the sleeve of a garment
- 袖口 xiù kǒu ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄡˇ zau6 hau2 cuff
- 袖套 xiù tào ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄠˋ zau6 tou3 sleeve cover
- 袖子 xiù zi ㄒㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄗ zau6 zi2 sleeve
- 袖扣 xiù kòu ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄡˋ zau6 kau3 cuff link
- 袖标 袖標 xiù biāo ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧㄠ zau6 biu1 armband
- 袖章 xiù zhāng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄤ zau6 zoeng1 armband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)
- 袖筒 xiù tǒng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ zau6 tung2 sleeve
- 袖箍 xiù gū ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨ zau6 ku1 armband
- 袖管 xiù guǎn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ zau6 gun2 sleeve
- 袖箭 xiù jiàn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zau6 zin3 spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve
- 长袖 長袖 cháng xiù ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ coeng4 zau6 long sleeves
- 捋袖子 luō xiù zi ㄌㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄗ lyut3 zau6 zi2 to push up one's sleeves
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
- 长袖善舞 長袖善舞 cháng xiù shàn wǔ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄨˇ coeng4 zau6 sin6 mou5 long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
- 断袖之癖 斷袖之癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓ ㄆㄧˇ dyun6 zau6 zi1 pik1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
- 拂袖而去 fú xiù ér qù ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩˋ fat1 zau6 ji4 heoi3 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
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- 两袖清风 兩袖清風 liǎng xiù qīng fēng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ loeng5 zau6 cing1 fung1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
- 清风两袖 清風兩袖 qīng fēng liǎng xiù ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ cing1 fung1 loeng5 zau6 honest and upright (idiom)
- 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1 to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
Example sentences
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你 穿 短袖 不 冷 吗 嗎 ?
You're wearing short sleeves... aren't you cold?
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夏天 我 穿 短袖 衬衫 襯衫 。
In the summer I wear short-sleeved shirts.
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男人 们 們 穿着 穿著 短袖 上衣 。
The men are wearing short sleeves.
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