短
期

Short term in Chinese: 短期 (duǎn qī)

duǎn qī

short term

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Definitions

  1. 1short term
  2. 2short-term

Stroke order

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短
期

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ㄉㄨㄢˇ

duǎn

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄧ

qī

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ i—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这只是一个短期的计划。

    zhè zhǐ shì yí gè duǎn qī de jì huà。

    This is only a short-term plan.

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Related words

短

duǎn

short

期

qī

variant of 期

星期

xīng qī

week

短信

duǎn xìn

text message

过期

guò qī

to be overdue

期待

qī dài

to look forward to

期间

qī jiān

period of time

日期

rì qī

date

时期

shí qī

period

缩短

suō duǎn

to curtail

学期

xué qī

term

假期

jià qī

vacation

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