短
暂

Of short duration in Chinese: 短暂 (duǎn zàn)

duǎn zàn

of short duration

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 短暫1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1of short duration; brief; momentary

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短
暂

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄢˇ

duǎn

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄗㄢˋ

zàn

ㄗ/ zㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

短暂

Simplified

短暫

Traditional

Example sentences

See 短暂 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 人生短暂,我们要珍惜时间。

    rén shēng duǎn zàn, wǒ men yào zhēn xī shí jiān。

    Life is short, so we must cherish our time.

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Related words

短

duǎn

short

暂

zàn

temporary

暂时

zàn shí

temporary

短信

duǎn xìn

text message

缩短

suō duǎn

to curtail

短处

duǎn chù

shortcoming

短裤

duǎn kù

short pants

短期

duǎn qī

short term

暂停

zàn tíng

to suspend

短片

duǎn piàn

short film

长短

cháng duǎn

length

短缺

duǎn quē

shortage

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