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简短 (jiǎn duǎn): Short / brief (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

简短 consists of 2 characters.

simple, brief, or bamboo slip for writing

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 简短.

Words with 简

简单jiǎn dānHSK 3
简介jiǎn jiè
简化jiǎn huà
简历jiǎn lì
简易jiǎn yì
简洁jiǎn jié
简直jiǎn zhí
简称jiǎn chēng

Words with 短

短信duǎn xìnHSK 4
短促duǎn cù
短处duǎn chù
短暂duǎn zàn
短期duǎn qī
短片duǎn piàn
短缺duǎn quē
短裤duǎn kù

How to Use 简短 in Sentences

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

Verb + Complementwith写

xiě写

de得

jiǎn简

duǎn短

neutral

written briefly

Adjective + Nounwith介绍

jiǎn简

duǎn短

jiè介

shào绍

Subject + Adjectivewith内容

nèi内

róng容

jiǎn简

duǎn短

Idiomwith有力

jiǎn简

duǎn短

yǒu有

lì力

Example Sentences with 简短

zhè这

ge个

jù句

zi子

hěn很

jiǎn简

duǎn短

neutral

brief introduction

neutral

brief content

formal

Written

brief and powerful

。

This sentence is very brief.

qǐng请

yòng用

jiǎn简

duǎn短

de的

jǐ几

jù句

huà话

gài概

kuò括

yí一

xià下

wén文

zhāng章

de的

zhōng中

xīn心

sī思

xiǎng想

。

Please summarize the main idea of the article in a few brief sentences.

nǐ你

néng能

gěi给

wǒ我

yí一

gè个

jiǎn简

duǎn短

de的

dá答

fù复

ma吗

？

wǒ我

shí时

jiān间

hěn很

jǐn紧

。

Can you give me a brief reply? I'm pressed for time.

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qǐng请

xiě写

yí一

gè个

jiǎn简

duǎn短

de的

zì自

wǒ我

jiè介

shào绍

。

Please write a brief self-introduction.

tā他

de的

jiě解

shì释

bìng并

bù不

jiǎn简

duǎn短

，

jǐn尽

guǎn管

huì会

yì议

tōng通

zhī知

hěn很

jiǎn简

duǎn短

tā他

de的

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

suī虽

rán然

jiǎn简

duǎn短

，

wǒ我

men们

zhī只

xū需

yào要

yí一

gè个

jiǎn简

duǎn短

fǎn

反

ér而

rǒng冗

cháng长

qiě且

lìng令

rén人

kùn困

huò惑

。

His explanation was not brief; on the contrary, it was lengthy and confusing.

，

dàn但

bāo包

hán含

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

bì必

yào要

xìn信

xī息

。

Although the meeting notice was brief, it contained all the necessary information.

dàn

但

nèi内

róng容

hěn很

fēng丰

fù富

。

Although his speech was brief, the content was very rich.

de

的

wèn问

hòu候

，

bù不

xū需

yào要

cháng长

piān篇

dà大

lùn论

。

We just need a brief greeting, not a long-winded speech.