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duǎn

Main
English Definition	short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault
Simplified Script	短
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	duǎn
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄉㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	dyun²
Part of Speech	(形) adjective
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=2 TOCFL=2

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Words With Same Head Word
短缺	duǎnquē	to be short of; shortage
短期	duǎnqī	short term; short-term
短线	duǎnxiàn	short term
短短	duǎnduǎn	short
短暂	duǎnzàn	of short duration; brief; momentary

Words With Same Tail Word
缩短	suōduǎn	to curtail; to cut down
短短	duǎnduǎn	short
长短	chángduǎn	length; duration; accident; right and wrong; good and bad; long and short
简短	jiǎnduǎn	brief (statement, summary etc); briefly; brevity
取长补短	qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn	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

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