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简短 (jiǎn duǎn): Short / brief (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
简 • jiǎn • simple, brief, or bamboo slip for writing
jiǎn
简
simple, brief, or bamboo slip for writing
短 • duǎn • short • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
duǎn
短
short
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 简短.
Words with
简
简单
jiǎn dān
simple
简历
jiǎn lì
Curriculum Vitae (CV); résumé
简直
jiǎn zhí
simply
简介
jiǎn jiè
summary
简化
jiǎn huà
simplify
简要
jiǎn yào
concise and to the point; brief
简陋
jiǎn lòu
simple and crude
精简
jīng jiǎn
simplify; cut; reduce
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
4.
How to Use 简短 in Sentences
Verb + Complement
with
写
xiě
写
de
得
jiǎn
简
duǎn
短
neutral
written briefly
Adjective + Noun
with
介绍
jiǎn
简
duǎn
短
jiè
介
shào
绍
Subject + Adjective
with
内容
nèi
内
róng
容
jiǎn
简
duǎn
短
Idiom
with
有力
jiǎn
简
duǎn
短
yǒu
有
lì
力
5.
Example Sentences with 简短
zhè
这
ge
个
jù
句
zi
子
hěn
很
jiǎn
简
duǎn
neutral
brief introduction
neutral
brief content
formal
Written
brief and powerful
短
。
This sentence is very brief.
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.
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
，
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.
tā
他
de
的
yǎn
演
jiǎng
讲
suī
虽
rán
然
jiǎn
简
duǎn
短
，
dàn
但
nèi
内
róng
容
hěn
很
fēng
丰
fù
富
。
Although his speech was brief, the content was very rich.
