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白腹短翅鴝 白腹短翅鸲 [[bai2fu4 duan3chi4qu2]] /(bird species of China) white-bellied redstart (Luscinia phaenicuroides)/ 797 2
白喉短翅鶇 白喉短翅鸫 [[bai2hou2 duan3chi4dong1]] /(bird species of China) lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris)/ 960 2
斑胸短翅鶯 斑胸短翅莺 [[ban1xiong1 duan3chi4ying1]] /(bird species of China) spotted bush warbler (Locustella thoracica)/ 960 2
北短翅鶯 北短翅莺 [[bei3 duan3chi4ying1]] /(bird species of China) Baikal bush warbler (Locustella davidi)/ 960 2
殘年短景 残年短景 [can2 nian2 duan3 jing3] /at the end of the year (idiom)/ 6198 1
長槍短炮 长枪短炮 [chang2 qiang1 duan3 pao4] /camera (jocular)/ 4255 1
長痛不如短痛 长痛不如短痛 [chang2 tong4 bu4 ru2 duan3 tong4] /better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony/ 5661 1
長吁短嘆 长吁短叹 [chang2 xu1 duan3 tan4] /long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain/ 6340 1
長短 长短 [[chang2duan3]] /length/accident; mishap/right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits/ 838 2
長話短說 长话短说 [[chang2hua4-duan3shuo1]] /(idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief/ 650 2
超短波 超短波 [chao1 duan3 bo1] /ultra short wave (radio)/UHF/ 6778 1
超短裙 超短裙 [[chao1duan3qun2]] /miniskirt/ 613 2
吃人家的嘴軟,拿人家的手短 吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短 [chi1 ren2 jia1 de5 zui3 ruan3 , na2 ren2 jia1 de5 shou3 duan3] /lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)/fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted/ 4657 1
尺短寸長 尺短寸长 [chi3 duan3 cun4 chang2] /abbr. for 尺有所短,寸有所長|尺有所短,寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]/ 4945 1
尺有所短,寸有所長 尺有所短,寸有所长 [chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2] /lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)/fig. everyone has their strong and weak points/everything has its advantages and disadvantages/ 4945 1
垂直和短距起落飛機 垂直和短距起落飞机 [chui2 zhi2 he2 duan3 ju4 qi3 luo4 fei1 ji1] /vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft/ 3660 1
打短兒 打短儿 [da3 duan3 r5] /casual labor/to work for a bit/ 6808 1
大短趾百靈 大短趾百灵 [[da4 duan3zhi3 bai3ling2]] /(bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)/ 960 2
東家長西家短 东家长西家短 [dong1 jia1 chang2 xi1 jia1 duan3] /to gossip (idiom)/ 3744 1
[duan3] /short/brief/to lack/weak point/fault/ 5328 1
短板 短板 [duan3 ban3] /short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape)/(fig.) shortcoming; weak point/ 1425 1
短兵相接 短兵相接 [duan3 bing1 xiang1 jie1] /lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat/to fight at close quarters/ 6340 1
短波 短波 [duan3 bo1] /shortwave (radio)/ 4221 1
短波長 短波长 [duan3 bo1 chang2] /short wavelength/ 6071 1
短倉 短仓 [duan3 cang1] /short position (finance)/ 1902 1
短程 短程 [duan3 cheng2] /short range/ 7108 1
短處 短处 [duan3 chu4] /shortcoming/defect/fault/one's weak points/ 6804 1
短傳 短传 [duan3 chuan2] /short pass (in ball game)/ 6804 1
短粗 短粗 [duan3 cu1] /stocky (short and robust)/ 6804 1
短促 短促 [duan3 cu4] /short in time/fleeting/brief/gasping (breath)/curt (tone of voice)/ 5028 1
短多 短多 [duan3 duo1] /good prospects in the short term (finance)/ 4737 1
短歌 短歌 [duan3 ge1] /ballad/ 7108 1
短工 短工 [duan3 gong1] /temporary job/odd job/seasonal worker/ 6069 1
短簡 短简 [duan3 jian3] /brief/ 7108 1
短劍 短剑 [duan3 jian4] /dagger/ 7108 1
短斤缺兩 短斤缺两 [duan3 jin1 que1 liang3] /to give short weight/ 1200 1
短句 短句 [duan3 ju4] /clause/ 7108 1
短距離 短距离 [duan3 ju4 li2] /short distance/a stone's throw away/ 6926 1
短距起落飛機 短距起落飞机 [duan3 ju4 qi3 luo4 fei1 ji1] /short takeoff and landing aircraft/ 3660 1
短空 短空 [duan3 kong1] /poor prospects in the short term (finance)/ 4737 1
短褲 短裤 [duan3 ku4] /short pants/shorts/ 4715 1
短路 短路 [duan3 lu4] /short circuit/ 7040 1
短命 短命 [duan3 ming4] /to die young/short-lived/ 4674 1
短命鬼 短命鬼 [duan3 ming4 gui3] /sb who dies prematurely/ 4674 1
短跑 短跑 [duan3 pao3] /sprint (race)/ 7040 1
短篇小說 短篇小说 [duan3 pian1 xiao3 shuo1] /short story/ 3888 1
短片 短片 [duan3 pian4] /short film/video clip/ 4993 1
短期融資 短期融资 [duan3 qi1 rong2 zi1] /short-term financing/ 3783 1
短淺 短浅 [duan3 qian3] /narrow and shallow/ 7108 1
短欠 短欠 [duan3 qian4] /to fall short in one's payments/to lack/to be short of/ 5845 1
短缺 短缺 [duan3 que1] /shortage/ 7108 1
短少 短少 [duan3 shao3] /to be short of the full amount/ 5175 1
短時儲存 短时储存 [duan3 shi2 chu3 cun2] /short-term storage/store/ 7108 1
短時間 短时间 [duan3 shi2 jian1] /short term/short time/ 7108 1
短視 短视 [duan3 shi4] /(usually fig.) shortsighted/myopic/ 1628 1
短視近利 短视近利 [duan3 shi4 jin4 li4] /to be focused on short-term gain/ 1628 1
短視頻 短视频 [duan3 shi4 pin2] /short video; video clip/ 1385 1
短腿獵犬 短腿猎犬 [duan3 tui3 lie4 quan3] /dachshund/basset hound/ 6756 1
短襪 短袜 [duan3 wa4] /sock/ 7108 1
短尾矮袋鼠 短尾矮袋鼠 [duan3 wei3 ai3 dai4 shu3] /quokka (Setonix brachyurus)/ 2164 1
短吻鱷 短吻鳄 [duan3 wen3 e4] /alligator/ 3338 1
短線 短线 [duan3 xian4] /short term/ 6586 1
短小精悍 短小精悍 [duan3 xiao3 jing1 han4] /(of a person) short but plucky (idiom)/(of an article) concise and forceful/ 3812 1
短信 短信 [duan3 xin4] /text message/SMS/ 6564 1
短袖 短袖 [duan3 xiu4] /short sleeves/short-sleeved shirt/ 6571 1
短靴 短靴 [duan3 xue1] /ankle boots/ 4230 1
短訊 短讯 [duan3 xun4] /SMS/text message/ 4966 1
短訓班 短训班 [duan3 xun4 ban1] /short training course/ 5886 1
短衣 短衣 [duan3 yi1] /short garment/short jacket/ 5886 1
短衣幫 短衣帮 [duan3 yi1 bang1] /lit. short jacket party/working people/the toiling masses/blue collar workers/ 5886 1
短語 短语 [duan3 yu3] /phrase (grammar)/ 2475 1
短債 短债 [duan3 zhai4] /short-term loan/ 3783 1
短指 短指 [duan3 zhi3] /brachydactylism (genetic abnormality of short or missing fingers)/ 6641 1
短至 短至 [duan3 zhi4] /the winter solstice/ 6872 1
短中抽長 短中抽长 [duan3 zhong1 chou1 chang2] /to make the best of a bad job/to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)/ 6185 1
短中取長 短中取长 [duan3 zhong1 qu3 chang2] /see 短中抽長|短中抽长[duan3 zhong1 chou1 chang2]/ 6185 1
短程線 短程线 [[duan3cheng2xian4]] /a geodesic/ 755 2
短打扮 短打扮 [[duan3da3ban5]] /clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top); to wear such clothing/ 750 2
短笛 短笛 [[duan3di2]] /piccolo/ 55 2
短耳鴞 短耳鸮 [[duan3er3xiao1]] /(bird species of China) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)/ 960 2
短髮 短发 [[duan3fa4]] /short hair/ 52 2
短見 短见 [[duan3jian4]] /short-sightedness; suicide (esp. in 尋短見|寻短见[xun2 duan3jian4])/ 122 2
短劇 短剧 [[duan3ju4]] /short play; sketch; skit/(neologism, attested by 2020) short-form video drama (esp. episodic videos made for mobile platforms, typically less than 5 minutes per episode)/ 163 2
短期 短期 [[duan3qi1]] /short-term/ 161 2
短尾鷦鶥 短尾鹪鹛 [[duan3wei3 jiao1mei2]] /(bird species of China) streaked wren-babbler (Gypsophila brevicaudata)/ 790 2
短尾鷯鶥 短尾鹩鹛 [[duan3wei3 liao2mei2]] /(bird species of China) rufous-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus)/ 960 2
短尾信天翁 短尾信天翁 [[duan3wei3 xin4tian1weng1]] /(bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)/ 960 2
短尾鴉雀 短尾鸦雀 [[duan3wei3 ya1que4]] /(bird species of China) short-tailed parrotbill (Suthora davidiana)/ 797 2
短尾鸚鵡 短尾鹦鹉 [[duan3wei3 ying1wu3]] /(bird species of China) vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis)/ 960 2
短尾賊鷗 短尾贼鸥 [[duan3wei3 zei2ou1]] /(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)/ 960 2
短尾鸌 短尾鹱 [[duan3wei3hu4]] /(bird species of China) short-tailed shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)/ 799 2
短尾鶯 短尾莺 [[duan3wei3ying1]] /(bird species of China) Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)/ 788 2
短文 短文 [[duan3wen2]] /short piece; article; short essay/ 819 2
短暫 短暂 [[duan3zan4]] /of short duration; brief; momentary/ 825 2
短趾鵰 短趾雕 [[duan3zhi3diao1]] /(bird species of China) short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)/ 960 2
短嘴豆雁 短嘴豆雁 [[duan3zui3 dou4yan4]] /(bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)/ 960 2
短嘴金絲燕 短嘴金丝燕 [[duan3zui3 jin1si1yan4]] /(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)/ 960 2
短嘴山椒鳥 短嘴山椒鸟 [[duan3zui3 shan1jiao1niao3]] /(bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)/ 960 2
發短信 发短信 [[fa1 duan3xin4]] /to send a text message/ 454 2
蜚短流長 蜚短流长 [fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2] /to spread malicious gossip/also written 飛短流長|飞短流长[fei1 duan3 liu2 chang2]/ 5412 1
飛短流長 飞短流长 [[fei1duan3-liu2chang2]] /variant of 蜚短流長|蜚短流长[fei1duan3-liu2chang2]/ 53 2
高山短翅鶯 高山短翅莺 [[gao1shan1 duan3chi4ying1]] /(bird species of China) russet bush warbler (Locustella mandelli)/ 959 2
黑短腳鵯 黑短脚鹎 [[hei1duan3jiao3bei1]] /(bird species of China) black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)/ 959 2
護短 护短 [hu4 duan3] /to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong/ 2819 1
灰短腳鵯 灰短脚鹎 [[hui1duan3jiao3bei1]] /(bird species of China) ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala)/ 959 2
灰眼短腳鵯 灰眼短脚鹎 [[hui1yan3 duan3jiao3bei1]] /(bird species of China) grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua)/ 959 2
極短篇小說 极短篇小说 [ji2 duan3 pian1 xiao3 shuo1] /flash fiction/ 4212 1
家長家短 家长家短 [jia1 chang2 jia1 duan3] /family goings-on/ 2170 1
簡短 简短 [jian3 duan3] /brief (statement, summary etc)/briefly/brevity/ 2941 1
簡短介紹 简短介绍 [jian3 duan3 jie4 shao4] /brief introduction/ 7108 1
較長絜短 较长絜短 [jiao4 chang2 xie2 duan3] /to compare long and short/to compare the pros and cons/ 6835 1
較短絜長 较短絜长 [jiao4 duan3 xie2 chang2] /to compare long and short/to compare the pros and cons/ 6835 1
揭短 揭短 [jie1 duan3] /to expose sb's faults or shortcomings/ 1925 1
截長補短 截长补短 [jie2 chang2 bu3 duan3] /take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)/to offset each other's deficiencies/to complement each other/ 4342 1
巨嘴短翅鶯 巨嘴短翅莺 [[ju4zui3 duan3chi4ying1]] /(bird species of China) long-billed bush warbler (Locustella major)/ 958 2
藍短翅鶇 蓝短翅鸫 [[lan2duan3chi4dong1]] /(bird species of China) white-browed shortwing (Brachypteryx montana)/ 958 2
藍腰短尾鸚鵡 蓝腰短尾鹦鹉 [[lan2yao1 duan3wei3 ying1wu3]] /(bird species of China) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)/ 958 2
栗背短翅鶇 栗背短翅鸫 [[li4bei4 duan3chi4dong1]] /(bird species of China) Gould's shortwing (Heteroxenicus stellatus)/ 958 2
栗背短腳鵯 栗背短脚鹎 [[li4bei4 duan3jiao3bei1]] /(bird species of China) chestnut bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus)/ 958 2
栗耳短腳鵯 栗耳短脚鹎 [[li4er3 duan3jiao3bei1]] /(bird species of China) brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)/ 958 2
綠翅短腳鵯 绿翅短脚鹎 [[lü4chi4 duan3jiao3bei1]] /(bird species of China) mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)/ 958 2
論長道短 论长道短 [lun4 chang2 dao4 duan3] /lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip/ 6340 1
目光短淺 目光短浅 [mu4 guang1 duan3 qian3] /to be shortsighted/ 6164 1
瑙蒙短尾鶥 瑙蒙短尾鹛 [[Nao3meng2 duan3wei3mei2]] /(bird species of China) Naung Mung scimitar babbler (Napothera naungmungensis)/ 958 2
弄短 弄短 [nong4 duan3] /to shorten/shortening/ 5559 1
齊B短裙 齐B短裙 [[qi2-B duan3qun2]] /(slang) micro-miniskirt/ 613 2
齊B小短裙 齐B小短裙 [[qi2-B xiao3 duan3qun2]] /(slang) micro-miniskirt/ 613 2
淺短 浅短 [qian3 duan3] /narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)/superficial/ 6619 1
取長補短 取长补短 [qu3 chang2 bu3 duan3] /lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)/to use this in place of that/what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts/ 6336 1
缺斤短兩 缺斤短两 [que1 jin1 duan3 liang3] /to give short weight/ 1200 1
人窮志短 人穷志短 [ren2 qiong2 zhi4 duan3] /poor and with low expectations/poverty stunts ambition/ 6900 1
三長兩短 三长两短 [san1 chang2 liang3 duan3] /unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death/ 7020 1
說長道短 说长道短 [shuo1 chang2 dao4 duan3] /lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip/ 6340 1
縮短 缩短 [[suo1duan3]] /to shorten; to reduce; to curtail/ 861 2
臺灣短翅鶯 台湾短翅莺 [[Tai2wan1 duan3chi4ying1]] /(bird species of China) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis)/ 957 2
五短身材 五短身材 [wu3 duan3 shen1 cai2] /(of a person) short in stature/ 4524 1
細嘴短趾百靈 细嘴短趾百灵 [[xi4zui3 duan3zhi3 bai3ling2]] /(bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)/ 957 2
形容詞短語 形容词短语 [xing2 rong2 ci2 duan3 yu3] /adjectival phrase/ 2476 1
性短訊 性短讯 [[xing4duan3xun4]] /sexually explicit text message; sext/ 445 2
鏽腹短翅鶇 锈腹短翅鸫 [[xiu4fu4 duan3chi4dong1]] /(bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)/ 956 2
尋短見 寻短见 [[xun2 duan3jian4]] /to commit suicide/ 123 2
亞洲短趾百靈 亚洲短趾百灵 [[Ya4zhou1 duan3zhi3 bai3ling2]] /(bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis)/ 956 2
眼光短 眼光短 [yan3 guang1 duan3] /short-sighted/ 6695 1
揚長避短 扬长避短 [yang2 chang2 bi4 duan3] /to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)/to play to one's strengths/ 4653 1
一長一短 一长一短 [[yi1chang2-yi1duan3]] /(idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded/ 764 2
英短 英短 [[ying1duan3]] /British shorthair (abbr. for 英國短毛貓|英国短毛猫[Ying1guo2 duan3mao2mao1])/ 438 2
暫短 暂短 [zan4 duan3] /brief (in time)/ 6844 1
張家長,李家短 张家长,李家短 [Zhang1 jia1 chang2 , Li3 jia1 duan3] /lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors/ 6156 1
爭長論短 争长论短 [zheng1 chang2 lun4 duan3] /lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom)/fig. to squabble; to argue over minor issues/ 1292 1
紙短情長 纸短情长 [zhi3 duan3 qing2 chang2] /(idiom) a piece of paper is too short to convey my feelings/ 1847 1
中短債 中短债 [zhong1 duan3 zhai4] /short- or medium-term loan/ 3783 1
中華短翅鶯 中华短翅莺 [[Zhong1hua2 duan3chi4ying1]] /(bird species of China) Chinese bush warbler (Locustella tacsanowskia)/ 956 2
棕褐短翅鶯 棕褐短翅莺 [[zong1he4 duan3chi4ying1]] /(bird species of China) brown bush warbler (Locustella luteoventris)/ 956 2

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