短促duǎn cù
Adj.very brief; pressed for time; short

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 短促.
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Character Breakdown

短促 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 短促 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 短促 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Adjectivewith有力
duǎn
yǒu
neutral
short and powerful
Adjective + Nounwith呼吸
duǎn
de
neutral
short and rapid breathing
Subject + Adjective
shí
jiān
duǎn
neutral
time is short
shēng
mìng
duǎn
formalWritten
life is brief

Example Sentences with 短促

de
hěn
duǎn
His breathing is very short and rapid.
duǎn
sou
le
shēng
shì
huì
He coughed briefly a few times, signaling the meeting to continue.
yóu
shí
jiān
duǎn
men
duì
àn
jìn
xíng
shēn
píng
Due to the brief time, we are unable to conduct an in-depth evaluation of the proposal.
huì
shí
jiān
duǎn
men
zhuā
jǐn
tǎo
lùn
The meeting time is short, so we need to hurry up with the discussion.
wèi
shén
me
de
huí
zǒng
shì
duǎn
ér
hán
hu
Why are his answers always so brief and vague?
zhè
fǎng访
wèn
jué
duǎn
men
jiāng
jìn
xíng
wéi
zhōu
de
jiāo
liú
This visit is by no means brief; we will engage in a week-long exchange.
duǎn
de
líng
shēng
duàn
le
men
de
tán
huà
A brief ring interrupted our conversation.
zài
duǎn
de
tíng
dùn
hòu
shēn
kǒu
chǎn
shù
guān
diǎn
After a brief pause, he took a deep breath and continued to elaborate his point.