© 2026 HSK Ace. All rights reserved.

Pricing|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|User Guide|FAQ|HSK Roadmap|Học Tư Đạt|Vietnamese edition

Dictionary
HSK 3
短

HSK 3adjective

短

duǎn

短 (duǎn) means “short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault”. It is an HSK 3 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writingUnlock HSK 3 required

Example

这条裤子太短了。

Zhè tiáo kùzi tài duǎn le.

These pants are too short.

Words containing 短

短信duǎn xìntext message; SMS 短促duǎn cùshort in time; fleeting; brief 缩短suō duǎnto curtail; to cut down 短期duǎn qīshort term; short-term 短裤duǎn kùshort pants; shorts 短片duǎn piànshort film; video clip 长短cháng duǎnlength; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits 短处duǎn chùshortcoming; defect; fault; one's weak points

More HSK 3 vocabulary

阿姨ā yímaternal aunt; step-mother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)啊āinterjection of surprise; Ah!; Oh!矮ǎilow; short (in length)爱好ài hàoto like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby 安静ān jìngquiet; peaceful; calm 把bǎto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb})班bānsurname Ban 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately 办法bàn fǎmeans; method; way (of doing sth)办公室bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises; bureau 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half 帮忙bāng mángto help; to lend a hand; to do a favor; to do a good turn

Frequently asked questions

What does 短 mean?: 短 (duǎn) means “short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault”. It is an HSK 3 word.
How is 短 pronounced?: 短 is pronounced “duǎn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 短?: 短 belongs to HSK 3 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 短?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 短 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27