长短 長短
长短 長短 cháng duǎn ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ coeng4 dyun2 HSK 6
- length
- accident; mishap
- right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits
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More words with these characters
长 長
- 修长 修長 xiū cháng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄔㄤˊ sau1 coeng4 slender
- 全长 全長 quán cháng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ cyun4 coeng4 overall length
- 冗长 冗長 rǒng cháng ㄖㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄤˊ jung2 coeng4 long and tedious
- 司长 司長 sī zhǎng ㄙ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 bureau chief
- 团长 團長 tuán zhǎng ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄤˇ tyun4 zoeng2 regimental command
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- 增长 增長 zēng zhǎng ㄗㄥ ㄓㄤˇ zang1 zoeng2 to grow; to increase
- 家长 家長 jiā zhǎng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄤˇ gaa1 zoeng2 head of a household
- 专长 專長 zhuān cháng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˊ zyun1 coeng4 specialty
- 局长 局長 jú zhǎng ㄐㄩˊ ㄓㄤˇ guk6 zoeng2 bureau chief
- 市长 市長 shì zhǎng ㄕˋ ㄓㄤˇ si5 zoeng2 mayor
- 师长 師長 shī zhǎng ㄕ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 military division level commander
- 厂长 廠長 chǎng zhǎng ㄔㄤˇ ㄓㄤˇ cong2 zoeng2 factory director
- 延长 延長 yán cháng ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ jin4 coeng4 to prolong
- 成长 成長 chéng zhǎng ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ sing4 zoeng2 to mature
- 所长 所長 suǒ cháng ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄤˊ so2 coeng4 what one is good at; one's strong point
- 擅长 擅長 shàn cháng ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ sin6 coeng4 to be good at; to be expert in
- 会长 會長 huì zhǎng ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄤˇ wui6 zoeng2 president of a club, committee etc
- 校长 校長 xiào zhǎng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ haau6 zoeng2 (college, university) president
- 漫长 漫長 màn cháng ㄇㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ maan6 coeng4 very long
- 特长 特長 tè cháng ㄊㄜˋ ㄔㄤˊ dak6 coeng4 personal strength
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
- 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
- 拔苗助长 拔苗助長 bá miáo zhù zhǎng ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ bat6 miu4 zo6 zoeng2 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
- 鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí ㄅㄧㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ bin1 coeng4 mok6 kap6 lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence
- 长风破浪 長風破浪 cháng fēng pò làng ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ coeng4 fung1 po3 long6 lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
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- 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
- 长乐未央 長樂未央 cháng lè wèi yāng ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄤ coeng4 lok6 mei6 joeng1 endless happiness (idiom)
- 长命百岁 長命百歲 cháng mìng bǎi suì ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ coeng4 ming6 baak3 seoi3 (idiom) to live to be a hundred years old (often used as a blessing or wish for longevity)
- 长命富贵 長命富貴 cháng mìng fù guì ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ coeng4 ming6 fu3 gwai3 We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)
- 长年累月 長年累月 cháng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ coeng4 nin4 leoi5 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
- 长辔远驭 長轡遠馭 cháng pèi yuǎn yù ㄔㄤˊ ㄆㄟˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄩˋ coeng4 bei3 jyun5 jyu6 to control from a distance (idiom)
- 长篇累牍 長篇累牘 cháng piān lěi dú ㄔㄤˊ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄌㄟˇ ㄉㄨˊ (of a text) very lengthy (idiom)
- 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
- 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
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- 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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睡眠 时间 時間 的 长短 長短 可 因人而异 因人而異 。
The amount of time spent asleep can vary from person to person.
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