very brief; pressed for time; short (adj.)
HSK 6
Traditional
短促 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
会议时间太短促了，没来得及做完。 huìyì shíjiān tài duǎncùle, méi lái déjí zuò wán. - The meeting time was too short, I didn't finish in time.
他们的相遇太短促，没有机会深入了解。 tāmen de xiāngyù tài duǎncù, méiyǒu jīhuì shēnrù liǎojiě. - Their encounter was too brief to get to know each other well.
这段时间的忙碌让他感到短促而紧张。 zhè duàn shíjiān de mánglù ràng tā gǎndào duǎncù ér jǐnzhāng. - The busy period made him feel short and tense.
他的生命注定是短促的。 tā de shēngmìng zhùdì shì duǎncù de. - His life was destined to be short.
短促的告别让人心痛不已。 duǎncù de gàobié ràng rén xīntòng bù yǐ. - The brief farewell was heartbreaking.
Characters
短 duǎn - short | HSK 3
促 cù - to hurry, to promote; (of time) short; (lit.) to come close to |