短
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Definitions
- 1. short
- 2. brief
- 3. to lack
- 4. weak point
- 5. fault
Words Containing 短
talking endlessly; long-winded
short in time
text message
of short duration; brief; momentary
short term
short film
shortage
shortcoming
short pants
brief (statement, summary etc)
to curtail
length
unexpected misfortune
short- or medium-term loan
(bird species of China) Chinese bush warbler (Locustella tacsanowskia)
(of a person) short in stature
(bird species of China) Asian short-toed lark (Alaudala cheleensis)
Life is short, learning is limitless
poor and with low expectations
(bird species of China) Baikal bush warbler (Locustella davidi)
lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft
(bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
family goings-on
to commit suicide
lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)
(bird species of China) long-billed bush warbler (Locustella major)
to shorten
lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
adjectival phrase
sext
take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
to expose sb's faults or shortcomings
(bird species of China) spotted bush warbler (Locustella thoracica)
the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)
brief (in time)
to gossip (idiom)
(bird species of China) brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
(bird species of China) Gould's shortwing (Heteroxenicus stellatus)
(bird species of China) chestnut bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus)
(bird species of China) brown bush warbler (Locustella luteoventris)
flash fiction
at the end of the year (idiom)
narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
(bird species of China) grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua)
(bird species of China) ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala)
lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom)
(bird species of China) Naung Mung scimitar babbler (Jabouilleia naungmungensis)
to text
(bird species of China) white-bellied redstart (Luscinia phoenicuroides)
to be shortsighted
short-sighted
see 短中抽長|短中抽长[duǎn zhōng chōu cháng]
to make the best of a bad job
short position (finance)
short pass (in ball game)
short-term loan
to fight at close quarters
dagger
clause
alligator
to die young
sb who dies prematurely
(bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)
(bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)
(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
good prospects in the short term (finance)
(of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
to be short of the full amount
(bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
quokka (Setonix brachyurus)
(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
(bird species of China) short-tailed parrotbill (Neosuthora davidiana)
(bird species of China) streaked wren-babbler (Napothera brevicaudata)
(bird species of China) rufous-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus)
(bird species of China) short-tailed shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
(bird species of China) vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis)
temporary job
shorts
brachydactylism (genetic abnormality of short or missing fingers)
to give short weight
short-term storage
short-term phonological memory
short term
short-term financing
short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape)
to fall short in one's payments
ballad
shortwave (radio)
short wavelength
narrow and shallow
short range
a geodesic
poor prospects in the short term (finance)
short story
brief
stocky (short and robust)
short term
(bird species of China) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
dachshund
the winter solstice
short garment
lit. short jacket party
short sleeves
sock
short-sighted
(usually fig.) shortsighted
to be focused on short-term gain
short video; video clip
SMS
short training course
phrase (grammar)
(bird species of China) short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
sprint (race)
short takeoff and landing aircraft
short distance
short circuit
ankle boots
brief introduction
(idiom) a piece of paper is too short to convey my feelings
(bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)
(bird species of China) mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)
to give short weight
energy shortage
(bird species of China) Taiwan bush warbler (Locustella alishanensis)
(bird species of China) white-browed shortwing (Brachypteryx montana)
(bird species of China) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)
to spread malicious gossip
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong
ultra short wave (radio)
miniskirt
to compare long and short
to compare long and short
(bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)
long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
camera (jocular)
better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
to make a long story short (idiom)
to spread malicious gossip
(bird species of China) russet bush warbler (Locustella mandelli)
(bird species of China) black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
(slang) micro-miniskirt
(slang) micro-miniskirt