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短暂

短暂 (duǎn zàn): Brief / short-lived (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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短暂 consists of 2 characters.

temporary, short time

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinduǎn zàn

Meaningbrief / short-lived

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word短暂

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3.

How to Use 短暂 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 短暂 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

duǎn短

zàn暂

neutral

very brief

Noun + Adjectivewith时间

shí时

jiān间

duǎn短

zàn暂

Adjective + Verbwith停留

duǎn短

zàn暂

tíng停

liú留

Adjective + Nounwith一生

duǎn短

zàn暂

de的

yī一

shēng生

4.

Example Sentences with 短暂

yǔ雨

tíng停

le了

，

zhǐ只

yǒu有

duǎn短

neutral

short time

neutral

brief stay

formal

Written

brief life

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.

jīng经

guò过

duǎn短

zàn暂

de的

yóu犹

yù豫

，

tā他

yì毅

rán然

jiē接

shòu受

le了

zhè这

ge个

chōng充

mǎn满

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

de的

zhí职

wèi位

。

After a brief hesitation, he resolutely accepted this challenging position.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

men们

de的

xiāng相

yù遇

hěn很

duǎn短

zàn暂

，

què却

liú留

xià下

le了

shēn深

kè刻

de的

yìn印

xiàng象

。

Although their encounter was brief, it left a deep impression.

wǒ我

men们

zhǐ只

shì是

duǎn短

zàn暂

dì地

liáo聊

le了

jǐ几

jù句

，

hái还

méi没

lái来

de得

jí及

shēn深

rù入

jiāo交

liú流

。

We only chatted briefly for a few sentences and didn't have time for in-depth communication.

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短裤duǎn kùHSK 3
短信duǎn xìnHSK 4
短处duǎn chùHSK 5
短期duǎn qīHSK 5
缩短suō duǎnHSK 5
短促duǎn cùHSK 6
短缺duǎn quēHSK 6
长短cháng duǎnHSK 6

Words with 暂

暂停zàn tíngHSK 4
暂时zàn shíHSK 4
暂且zàn qiěHSK 6