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


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