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


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