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HSK
text message / SMS
HSK 2
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short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault
HSK 2
short pants / shorts
HSK 3
shortcoming / defect / fault / one's weak points
HSK 3
short term / short-term
HSK 3
short film / video clip
HSK 6
of short duration; brief; momentary
HSK 7-9
shortage
HSK 7-9
narrow and shallow
dachshund / basset hound
(bird species of China) short-tailed parrotbill (Suthora davidiana)
phrase (grammar)
short piece; article; short essay
short circuit
(bird species of China) Asian stubtail (Urosphena squameiceps)
(bird species of China) vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis)
a geodesic
short sleeves / short-sleeved shirt
short-term financing
clause
short term
to be short of the full amount
short range
(usually fig.) shortsighted / myopic
dagger
shortwave (radio)
sock
to die young / short-lived
(of a person) short but plucky (idiom) / (of an article) concise and forceful
SMS / text message
sprint (race)
short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice)
short training course
lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat / to fight at close quarters
temporary job / odd job / seasonal worker
short-sighted / suicide
stocky (short and robust)
to fall short in one's payments / to lack / to be short of
ballad
to give short weight
ankle boots
short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape) / (fig.) shortcoming; weak point
short play; sketch; skit / (neologism c. 2020) short-form video drama (esp. episodic videos made for mobile platforms, typically less than 5 minutes per episode)
short garment / short jacket
alligator
short story
poor prospects in the short term (finance)
short pass (in ball game)
good prospects in the short term (finance)
short wavelength
the winter solstice
(bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
brief
short video; video clip
(bird species of China) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
to be focused on short-term gain
quokka (Setonix brachyurus)
(bird species of China) short-tailed shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)
lit. short jacket party / working people / the toiling masses / blue collar workers
(bird species of China) short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
to make the best of a bad job / to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
short position (finance)
short-term loan
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)
(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
(bird species of China) streaked wren-babbler (Gypsophila brevicaudata)
(bird species of China) rufous-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus)
clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top); to wear such clothing
brachydactylism (genetic abnormality of short or missing fingers)
short-term storage / store
short term / short time
short takeoff and landing aircraft
short distance / a stone's throw away


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