short (adj.)
HSK 3
Traditional
短 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
段 duàn - section; paragraph; [measure word for stories, pieces of music, recordings etc.] (clf.) | HSK 3
断 duàn - to break (v.) | HSK 5
端 duān - end; extremity (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
我喜欢穿短裤。 Wǒ xǐhuān chuān duǎnkù. - I like to wear shorts.
这条路很短。 Zhè tiáo lù hěn duǎn. - This road is very short.
她的头发很短。 Tā de tóufa hěn duǎn. - Her hair is very short.
请给我一个短答案。 Qǐng gěi wǒ yīgè duǎn dá'àn. - Please give me a short answer.
他说话很短。 Tā shuōhuà hěn duǎn. - He speaks very briefly.
Phrases
短信 duǎn xìn - text message; SMS (n.) | HSK 4
缩短 suō duǎn - shorten; curtail; cut down (v.) | HSK 5
短促 duǎn cù - very brief; pressed for time; short (adj.) | HSK 6