(Attempt, Draw water, Overextend, Overreach) Draw water with a short rope from a deep well, Attempt a task beyond one's capabilities, Overextend, Overreach

短, 綆, 汲, 深

rhymes-短綆汲深

短刀 duanˇ dao ˉ

(Dagger, Short sword) Short sword, Dagger

短, 刀

rhymes-短刀

短矛 duanˇ maoˊ

(Short spear) Short spear

Cat: Latest (Short spear) ^Next

短, 矛

rhymes-短矛

短兵相接

duanˇ bing ˉ xiang ˉ jie ˉ

(Close quarter, Hand-to-hand) Close quarter battle, Hand-to-hand combat

短, 兵, 相, 接

rhymes-短兵相接

短兒 duanˇ erˊ

(Shortcomings) Shortcomings

短, 兒

rhymes-短兒

短句 duanˇ juˋ

(Short sentences) Short sentences

短, 句

rhymes-短句

短缺 duanˇ que ˉ

(Deficient, Fall short, Shortage) Fall short, Deficient, Shortage

短, 缺

rhymes-短缺

短信 duanˇ xinˋ

(SMS, Text message) Text message, SMS

短, 信

rhymes-短信

短篇 duanˇ pian ˉ

(Short Stories, Short story) Short story, Short Stories

短, 篇

rhymes-短篇

短音頻片段

duanˇ yin ˉ pinˊ pianˋ duanˋ

(Short audio, Short piece) Short audio clip, Short audio clips, Short piece of audio

>>短音頻片段

短, 音, 頻, 片, 段

rhymes-短音頻片段

短漢 duanˇ hanˋ

(Dwarf, Short person) Short person, Dwarf

短, 漢

rhymes-短漢

短途 duanˇ tuˊ

(Short distance) Short distance

短, 途

rhymes-短途

短裙 duanˇ qunˊ

(Short Skirt) Short Skirt

Cat: Clothing (Short Skirt) ^Next

短, 裙

rhymes-短裙

短劍 duanˇ jianˋ

(Short sword, Sword) Short sword, Sword

Cat: Latest (Device-weapon: Short sword) ^Next

Cat: Device-Weapon (Short sword) ^Next

短, 劍

rhymes-短劍

短鍊 duanˇ lianˋ

(Short chain) Short chain

短, 鍊

rhymes-短鍊

短小 duanˇ xiaoˇ

(Small) Small

短, 小

rhymes-短小

短到不像樣

duanˇ daoˋ buˊ xiangˋ yangˋ

(Preposterously) Preposterously short

>>短到不像樣

短, 到, 不, 像, 樣

rhymes-短到不像樣

短不了 duanˇ buˋ liaoˇ

(Cannot, Have to) Cannot do without, Cannot avoid, Have to

>>短不了

短, 不, 了

rhymes-短不了

短處 duanˇ chuˋ

(Demerit) Demerit

短, 處

rhymes-短處

短柄 duanˇ bingˇ

(Short handled) Short handled

短, 柄

rhymes-短柄

腿短 tuiˇ duanˇ

(Short legs) Short legs

腿, 短

內收短肌

neiˋ shou ˉ duanˇ ji ˉ

(Adductor) Adductor Brevis

Cat: Anatomy-Muscle (Adductor Brevis) ^Next

內, 收, 短, 肌

將其變短

jiang ˉ qiˊ bianˋ duanˇ

(Make it, Shorten) Make it shorter, Shorten it

將, 其, 變, 短

很短時間

henˇ duanˇ shiˊ jian ˉ

(Short period of) Short period of time

>>很短時間

很, 短, 時, 間

在很短時間內

zaiˋ henˇ duanˇ shiˊ jian ˉ neiˋ

(In a) In a short period of time

>>在很短時間內

在, 很, 短, 時, 間, 內

剪得很短

jianˇ deˊ henˇ duanˇ

(Close-cropped, Cut extremely) Close-cropped, Cut extremely short

>>剪得很短

剪, 得, 很, 短

對話很短

duiˋ huaˋ henˇ duanˇ

(Conversation) The conversation was short

Cat: Latest (The conversation was short) ^Next

>>對話很短

對, 話, 很, 短

任何東西在很短時間內都可長成

renˋ heˊ dong ˉ xi ˉ zaiˋ henˇ duanˇ shiˊ jian ˉ neiˋ dou ˉ keˇ zhangˇ chengˊ

(Anything) Anything could be grown in a short period of time

>>任何東西在很短時間內都可長成

任, 何, 東, 西, 在, 很, 短, 時, 間, 內, 都, 可, 長, 成

簡短 jianˇ duanˇ

(Brief, Short and, Succinct, Terse) Brief, Succinct, Terse, Short and to the point

簡, 短

長話短說

changˊ huaˋ duanˇ shuo ˉ

(Make a) Make a long story short

長, 話, 短, 說

愈短 yuˋ duanˇ

(Smaller) Smaller

愈, 短

粗短 cu ˉ duanˇ

(Fat, Pudgy, Thick) Fat, Thick, Pudgy

粗, 短

一長一短

yiˋ changˊ yiˋ duanˇ

(One long) One long one short

一, 長, 一, 短

距離可不短

juˋ liˊ keˇ buˋ duanˇ

(Not a) Not a short distance

>>距離可不短

距, 離, 可, 不, 短

從上面到底下的距離可不短

congˊ shangˋ mianˋ daoˋ diˇ xiaˋ de˙ juˋ liˊ keˇ buˋ duanˇ

(It was a, It was not) It was a long way down, It was not a short drop

>>從上面到底下的距離可不短

從, 上, 面, 到, 底, 下, 的, 距, 離, 可, 不, 短

三長兩短

san ˉ changˊ liangˇ duanˇ

(Unforeseen) Unforeseen death

三, 長, 兩, 短

子彈的射程實在短

ziˇ danˋ de˙ sheˋ chengˊ shiˊ zaiˋ duanˇ

(bullets) The bullets had a short range

>>子彈的射程實在短

子, 彈, 的, 射, 程, 實, 在, 短

子彈的射程實在短得令人失望

ziˇ danˋ de˙ sheˋ chengˊ shiˊ zaiˋ duanˇ deˊ lingˋ renˊ shi ˉ wangˋ

(bullets) The bullets had a disappointingly short range

>>子彈的射程實在短得令人失望

子, 彈, 的, 射, 程, 實, 在, 短, 得, 令, 人, 失, 望

超短袖 chao ˉ duanˇ xiuˋ

(Short sleeved, Very short) Short sleeved, Very short sleeved

超, 短, 袖

捨短取長

sheˇ duanˇ quˇ changˊ

(Hire) Hire or take on someone based on their good points while ignoring their bad points, Hire based on merit

捨, 短, 取, 長

短< Short, Short in length as opposed to short in height, Brief, Diminutive, Lacking

Brief, Diminutive, Lacking, Short, Short In

短 duanˇ