| 短 | 1387B30 92S.30-3 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄉㄨㄢˇ [duan3] | ||
| N. | Shortcoming: 謢短，揭短 cover up, expose, shortcomings; 勿道人之短 (or 短長) do not talk about people's faults, foibles. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) Lack: 不短什麼 do not lack anything; 短不了 cannot do without: 這會短不了他 this meeting cannot do without him; 我短不了往學校去 have to go to school (in the end); cf. 少 22.91. (2) Owe: 不短他錢 do not owe him money. | |||||
| Adj. | Short, brief: 短短的 short; 短橛橛 [duan3qUe3qUe3], very short; 短刀，劍 short knife, sword; 短裝，短打兒 in jacket, without long gown; 短襖 jacket; 短時間，時期 short time, period; 簡短 brief (outline, speech); 截短 cut short. (2) Falling short, unwise, shortsighted: 短計 unwise move; 短處 weaknesses, shortcomings; 短見，短路 [duan3jian4], [duan3lu4]↓. (3) Inadequate, insufficient: 短絀 [duan3chu4]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 短波 [duan3bo1], n., short-wave (electronics); 超短波 very high frequency (VHF). 2. 短欠 [duan3qian4], v.i., fall short of proper amount, owe. 3. 短氣 [duan3qi4], adj., short of breath; dispirited, downhearted. 4. 短期 [duan3qi2], adj., short-term: 短期借款，公債 short-term loan, bond. 5. 短處 [duan3chu0], n., shortcoming. 6. 短絀 [duan3chu4], adj., short, inadequate (means, rope). 7. 短缺 [duan3qUe1], adj., missing, lacking. 8. 短打（兒） [duan2da3]([er0]), v.i., dress in jacket. 9. 短工 [duan3gong1], n., short time or piece-good worker. 10. 短漢 [duan3han4], n., dwarf. 11. 短折 [duan3zhe2], v.i., die young. 12. 短見 [duan3jian4], n., shortsighted opinion; 尋短見 seek the short way out--commit suicide. 13. 短至 [duan3zhi4], n., winter solstice (＝冬至), the shortest day. 14. 短兒 [duan3er0], n., shortcoming: 說人的短兒 expose s.o.’s shortcomings (＝短處). 15. 短路 [duan3lu4], n., irregular activties (banditry, etc.). 16. 短命 [duan3ming4], adj., & n. dying young--oft. a curse. 17. 短篇 [duan3pian1], n., short piece; 短篇小說 short story. 18. 短少 [duan2shao3], v.i. & t., to lack, be short of proper amount: 短少十塊錢 ten dollars short; do without: 不能短少他 cannot do without him. 19. 短小 [duan3xiao3], adj., in 短小精幹 compact-built and capable. 20. 短數 [duan3shu4], n., what is short of proper amount. 21. 短視 [duan3shi4], adj., nearsighted. 22. 短促 [duan3cu4], adj., pressed for time: 時間短促. | |||||