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短暂
短暂
(duǎn zàn): Brief / short-lived (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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短 • duǎn • short • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
duǎn
短
short
暂 • zàn • temporary, short time • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
zàn
暂
temporary, short time
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 短暂.
Words with
短
短裤
duǎn kù
short pants
短信
duǎn xìn
text message; SMS
短处
duǎn chù
shortcoming
短期
duǎn qī
short term
缩短
suō duǎn
shorten; curtail; cut down
短促
duǎn cù
very brief; pressed for time; short
短缺
duǎn quē
shortage
长短
cháng duǎn
length
Words with
暂
暂停
zàn tíng
to suspend
暂时
zàn shí
for the time being; temporary
暂且
zàn qiě
for the time being; for the moment
暂缓
zàn huǎn
to postpone; to defer; to put off
暂时性
zàn shí xìng
temporariness; temporary nature
4.
How to Use 短暂 in Sentences
Adverb + Adjective
with
非常
fēi
非
cháng
常
duǎn
短
zàn
暂
neutral
very brief
Noun + Adjective
with
时间
shí
时
jiān
间
duǎn
短
zàn
暂
Adjective + Verb
with
停留
duǎn
短
zàn
暂
tíng
停
liú
留
Adjective + Noun
with
一生
duǎn
短
zàn
暂
de
的
yī
一
shēng
生
5.
Example Sentences with 短暂
yǔ
雨
tíng
停
le
了
，
zhǐ
只
yǒu
有
duǎn
neutral
short time
neutral
brief stay
formal
Written
brief life
短
zàn
暂
de
的
jǐ
几
fēn
分
zhōng
钟
。
The rain stopped, but only for a brief few minutes.
zài
在
lì
历
shǐ
史
de
的
cháng
长
hé
河
zhōng
中
，
rén
人
lèi
类
de
的
shēng
生
mìng
命
xiǎn
显
de
得
gé
格
wài
外
duǎn
短
zàn
暂
。
In the long river of history, human life appears particularly brief.
zhè
这
cì
次
duǎn
短
zàn
暂
de
的
huì
会
wù
晤
néng
能
fǒu
否
wèi
为
shuāng
双
fāng
方
hé
合
zuò
作
diàn
奠
dìng
定
jī
基
chǔ
础
？
Can this brief meeting lay the foundation for cooperation between the two parties?
wǒ
我
men
们
duǎn
短
zàn
暂
de
的
jià
假
qī
期
hěn
很
kuài
快
jiù
就
yào
要
jié
结
shù
束
le
了
。
Our short vacation is coming to an end soon.
tā
他
de
的
chéng
成
gōng
功
bìng
并
fēi
非
duǎn
短
zàn
暂
，
ér
而
shì
是
cháng
长
qī
期
jī
积
lěi
累
de
的
bì
必
rán
然
jié
结
guǒ
果
。
His success is not short-lived, but the inevitable result of long-term accumulation.
