简短 簡短
简短 簡短 jiǎn duǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ gaan2 dyun2 HSK 7-9
- brief (statement, summary etc)
- briefly
- brevity
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简 簡
- 简介 簡介 jiǎn jiè ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ gaan2 gaai3 summary
- 简便 簡便 jiǎn biàn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ gaan2 bin6 simple and convenient
- 简化 簡化 jiǎn huà ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gaan2 faa3 to simplify
- 简单 簡單 jiǎn dān ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄢ gaan2 daan1 simple; not complicated
- 简易 簡易 jiǎn yì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ gaan2 ji6 simple and easy
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- 简历 簡歷 jiǎn lì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˋ gaan2 lik6 curriculum vitae (CV)
- 简洁 簡潔 jiǎn jié ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ gaan2 git3 concise
- 简直 簡直 jiǎn zhí ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊ gaan2 zik6 simply; really
- 简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥ gaan2 cing1 to be abbreviated to
- 简要 簡要 jiǎn yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 jiu3 concise
- 简陋 簡陋 jiǎn lòu ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄡˋ gaan2 lau6 simple and crude
- 简体 簡體 jiǎn tǐ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ gaan2 tai2 simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁体
- 精简 精簡 jīng jiǎn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zing1 gaan2 to simplify
- 简体字 簡體字 jiǎn tǐ zì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ gaan2 tai2 zi6 simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
- 二简 二簡 Èr jiǎn ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ji6 gaan2 Second Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (abbr. for 第二次汉字简化方案)
- 从简 從簡 cóng jiǎn ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ cung4 gaan2 to adopt a simplified approach; to keep things simple
- 书简 書簡 shū jiǎn ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄢˇ syu1 gaan2 (literary) letter
- 汉简 漢簡 Hàn jiǎn ㄏㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ hon3 gaan2 bamboo slip used for record keeping during the Han Dynasty
- 短简 短簡 duǎn jiǎn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ dyun2 gaan2 brief
- 竹简 竹簡 zhú jiǎn ㄓㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zuk1 gaan2 bamboo slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
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
- 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
- 短剑 短劍 duǎn jiàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ dyun2 gim3 dagger
Idioms with these characters
- 简明扼要 簡明扼要 jiǎn míng è yào ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄜˋ ㄧㄠˋ gaan2 ming4 aak1 jiu3 brief and to the point (idiom)
- 言简意赅 言簡意賅 yán jiǎn yì gāi ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ ㄍㄞ jin4 gaan2 ji3 goi1 concise and comprehensive (idiom)
- 因陋就简 因陋就簡 yīn lòu jiù jiǎn ㄧㄣ ㄌㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ jan1 lau6 zau6 gaan2 crude but simple methods (idiom); use whatever methods you can
- 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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我们 我們 简短 簡短 地 谈 談 了 谈 談 。
We spoke briefly.
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他 的 演讲 演講 简短 簡短 且 切中要害 。
His speech was short and to the point.
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你 能 简短 簡短 地 介绍 介紹 一下 你 自己 吗 嗎 ？
Could you give us a brief introduction of yourself?
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你 回答 得 这么 這麼 简短 簡短 ， 不觉 不覺 得 有点 有點 没礼貌 沒禮貌 吗 嗎 ？
Don't you think it's rude to give people such a curt reply like that?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.