短暂
duǎn zàn
Pinyin

Definition

短暂
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duǎn zàn
  1. of short duration
  2. brief
  3. momentary

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

短
duǎn
  1. 1 short
  2. 2 brief
  3. 3 to lack
  4. 4 weak point
  5. 5 fault
短信
duǎn xìn
  1. 1 text message
  2. 2 SMS
短暂
duǎn zàn
  1. 1 of short duration
  2. 2 brief
  3. 3 momentary
短期
duǎn qī
  1. 1 short term
  2. 2 short-term
短片
duǎn piàn
  1. 1 short film
  2. 2 video clip
短线
duǎn xiàn
  1. 1 short term
短袖
duǎn xiù
  1. 1 short sleeves
  2. 2 short-sleeved shirt
短裤
duǎn kù
  1. 1 short pants
  2. 2 shorts
短靴
duǎn xuē
  1. 1 ankle boots
简短
jiǎn duǎn
  1. 1 brief (statement, summary etc)
  2. 2 briefly
  3. 3 brevity
缩短
suō duǎn
  1. 1 to curtail
  2. 2 to cut down
长短
cháng duǎn
  1. 1 length
  2. 2 duration
  3. 3 accident
  4. 4 right and wrong
  5. 5 good and bad
  6. 6 long and short
人穷志短
rén qióng zhì duǎn
  1. 1 poor and with low expectations
  2. 2 poverty stunts ambition
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
寻短见
xún duǎn jiàn
  1. 1 to commit suicide
弄短
nòng duǎn
  1. 1 to shorten
  2. 2 shortening
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
  1. 1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
  2. 2 to play to one's strengths
短促
duǎn cù
  1. 1 short in time
  2. 2 fleeting
  3. 3 brief
  4. 4 gasping (breath)
  5. 5 curt (tone of voice)
短传
duǎn chuán
  1. 1 short pass (in ball game)
短兵相接
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
  1. 1 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
  2. 2 to fight at close quarters

Idioms (16)

取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
张家长，李家短
Zhāng jiā cháng , Lǐ jiā duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the Zhangs are better off than the Lis (idiom); to gossip about the neighbors
截长补短
jié cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
  2. 2 to offset each other's deficiencies
  3. 3 to complement each other
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
  1. 1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
  2. 2 to play to one's strengths
昼短夜长
zhòu duǎn yè cháng
  1. 1 the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)
东家长西家短
dōng jiā cháng xī jiā duǎn
  1. 1 to gossip (idiom)
残年短景
cán nián duǎn jǐng
  1. 1 at the end of the year (idiom)
争长论短
zhēng cháng lùn duǎn
  1. 1 lit. to argue who is right and wrong (idiom); to quibble
  2. 2 a storm in a teacup
短中抽长
duǎn zhōng chōu cháng
  1. 1 to make the best of a bad job
  2. 2 to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
短兵相接
duǎn bīng xiāng jiē
  1. 1 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
  2. 2 to fight at close quarters
短小精悍
duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn
  1. 1 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
  2. 2 (of an article) concise and forceful
说长道短
shuō cháng dào duǎn
  1. 1 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
论长道短
lùn cháng dào duǎn
  1. 1 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
长吁短叹
cháng xū duǎn tàn
  1. 1 long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
长话短说
cháng huà duǎn shuō
  1. 1 to make a long story short (idiom)

Sample Sentences

有啊。很多城市都有救助站条件还很不错。为乞丐提供短暂的帮助，然后把他们送回原籍。但是好多人都不愿意去。
yǒu ā 。hěn duō chéngshì dōu yǒu jiùzhùzhàn tiáojiàn hái hěn bùcuò 。wèi qǐgài tígōng duǎnzàn de bāngzhù ，ránhòu bǎ tāmen sònghuí yuánjí 。dànshì hǎo duō rén dōu bù yuànyi qù 。
Yes. A lot of cities have aid stations where the conditions are pretty good. They provide temporary help for beggars, and then return them to their home regions. But a lot of people don't want to go back.
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每一道短暂的光阴
měiyī dào duǎnzàn de guāngyīn
For brief moments at a time
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这段时间虽然短暂，却让我进一步了解了中国，同时大会也给了我一个非常宝贵的机会来介绍我们公司的服务。
zhè duàn shíjiān suīrán duǎnzàn ，què ràng wǒ jìnyībù liǎojiě le Zhōngguó ，tóngshí dàhuì yě gěi le wǒ yī ge fēicháng bǎoguì de jīhuì lái jièshào wǒmen gōngsī de fúwù 。
Although the time has been short, I have been able to further acquaint myself with China. At the same time, this conference has given me a very precious opportunity to introduce our company’s services to you.
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