Word: 短 (duǎn) short; brief

These are the example sentences using 短 in the sense short; brief. Every sentence using 短 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Example sentences using 短 in this sense

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两次发作的区间越来越短。

Liǎngcì fāzuò de qūjiān yuèláiyuè duǎn.

The interval between attacks is getting shorter and shorter.
他的所有句子都很短。

Tā de suǒyǒu jùzi dōu hěn duǎn.

All his sentences are short.
你把我的头发剪得太短了。

Nǐ bǎ wǒ de tóufa jiǎn de tài duǎnle.

You've cut my hair too short.
兔子有长耳朵和短尾巴。

Tùzi yǒu cháng ěrduo hé duǎn wěiba.

A rabbit has long ears and a short tail.
她的头发很短。

Tā de tóufa hěn duǎn.

Her hair is very short.
总而言之，生命是很短的。

Zǒng'éryánzhī, shēngmìng shì hěn duǎn de.

In a word, life is short.
我想知道哪一条路是最短的。

Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào nǎ yìtiáo lù shì zuì duǎn de.

I wonder which way is the shortest.
我觉得你的裙子太短了。

Wǒ juéde nǐ de qúnzi tài duǎnle.

I think your skirt's too short.
短回答是是。

Duǎn huídá shì shì.

The short answer is yes.
穿这么短的裙子去面试不太适宜。

Chuān zhème duǎn de qúnzi qù miànshì bú tài shìyí.

Wearing such a short skirt to an interview isn't very appropriate.
蝴蝶的寿命短。

Húdié de shòumìng duǎn.

The life span of a butterfly is short.
要完成实验，三个月太短了。

Yào wánchéng shíyàn, sān gè yuè tài duǎnle.

Three months is too short a time to finish the experiment.
这封贺信写得又短又真诚。

Zhè fēng hèxìn xiě de yòu duǎn yòu zhēnchéng.

This congratulatory letter is short and sincere.
这截木头太短，不能用。

Zhè jié mùtou tài duǎn, bùnéng yòng.

This piece of wood is too short to use.
这朵花的茎太短了。

Zhè duǒ huā de jīng tài duǎnle.

The stem of this flower is too short.
这种牛奶的保质期很短。

Zhèzhǒng niúnǎi de bǎozhìqī hěn duǎn.

The shelf life of this milk is very short.
那条裙子是不是太短了？

Nà tiáo qúnzi shìbúshì tài duǎnle?

Isn't that skirt too short?