长久 長久 cháng jiǔ long-time / long-term / lasting / enduring / permanent / for a long time syn 永久 yǒng jiǔ everlasting / perpetual / lasting / forever / permanent syn 直至 zhí zhì lasting until / up till (the present) syn 短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 持久 chí jiǔ lasting / enduring / persistent / permanent / protracted / endurance / persistence / to last long syn 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 烙印 lào yìn to brand (cattle etc) / brand / (fig.) to leave a lasting mark / to stigmatize / mark / stamp / stigma 深远 深遠 shēn yuǎn far-reaching / profound and long-lasting syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 为期 為期 wéi qī (to be done) by (a certain date) / lasting (a certain time) syn 大计 大計 dà jì large scale program of lasting importance / project of paramount importance / to think big / annual national audit syn 短袖 duǎn xiù short sleeves / short-sleeved shirt 悠悠 yōu yōu lasting for ages / long drawn out / remote in time or space / unhurried / a great number (of events) / preposterous / pensive syn 恒久 恆久 héng jiǔ constant / persistent / long-lasting / eternal syn 空头 空頭 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) syn 花枪 花槍 huā qiāng short spear (arch.) / fig. trickery syn 耐久 nài jiǔ durable / long-lasting syn 短衣 duǎn yī short garment / short jacket 一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight syn 经久 經久 jīng jiǔ long-lasting / durable syn 朝不保夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth syn 短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time 翰林院 hàn lín yuàn Imperial Hanlin Academy, lasting from Tang dynasty until 1911 短板 duǎn bǎn short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape) / (fig.) shortcoming / weak point 百年大计 百年大計 bǎi nián dà jì a project of vital and lasting importance syn 阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration syn 遐 xiá distant / long-lasting / to abandon syn 将 將 jiāng will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3]) syn 令 lìng to order / to command / an order / warrant / writ / to cause / to make sth happen / virtuous / honorific title / season / government position (old) / type of short song or poem syn 之间 之間 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1]) syn 紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] syn 一旦 yī dàn in case (sth happens) / if / once (sth happens, then...) / when / in a short time / in one day syn 味道 wèi dao flavor / taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...) / sense (of ...) / hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest / delight / (dialect) smell / odor syn 规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn 总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn 传奇 傳奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 缺乏 quē fá to lack / to be short of syn 一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn 一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst syn 条子 條子 tiáo zi short note / slip of paper / stripe / (slang) cop / (old) prostitute syn 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn 缺少 quē shǎo lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack syn 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration / brief / momentary syn 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù short pants / shorts 发烧 發燒 fā shāo to have a high temperature (from illness) / to have a fever / (fig.) to be fascinated with / to obsess over / (fig.) flourishing / thriving / popular syn 目光 mù guāng gaze / (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes / look / (lit. and fig.) sight / vision syn 笔记 筆記 bǐ jì to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:本[ben3] syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn 小品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit syn 出轨 出軌 chū guǐ to be derailed / to go off the rails / (fig.) to overstep the bounds / (fig.) to have an extramarital affair 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom) 塑造 sù zào to model / to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words) syn 矮子 ǎi zi short person / dwarf syn 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 不便 bù biàn inconvenient / inappropriate / unsuitable / short of cash syn 搅和 攪和 jiǎo huo to mix / to blend / (fig.) to spoil / to mess up things / (fig.) to run around with (sb) / to get involved with / to mix (with other people) syn 简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form 短片 duǎn piàn short film / video clip 短路 duǎn lù short circuit syn 出行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) syn 总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief syn 亚伯 亞伯 yà bó Abe (short form for Abraham) / Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim mythologies 致辞 致辭 zhì cí to express in words or writing / to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc) / to address (an audience) / same as 致詞|致词 syn 鱼肉 魚肉 yú ròu flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up) syn 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 一瞬 yī shùn one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye syn 通融 tōng róng flexible / to accommodate / to stretch or get around regulations / a short-term loan syn 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) syn 春梦 春夢 chūn mèng spring dream / short-lived illusion / erotic dream syn 预选 預選 yù xuǎn preselection / short-listing / primary election 争气 爭氣 zhēng qì to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short syn 走后门 走後門 zǒu hòu mén (lit.) to enter through the back door / (fig.) to pull strings / to use connections / (fig.) (slang) to have anal sex syn 不及 bù jí to fall short of / not as good as / too late syn 矮胖 ǎi pàng short and stout / dumpy / roly-poly syn 短篇小说 短篇小說 duǎn piān xiǎo shuō short story 挂钩 掛鉤 guà gōu to couple / to link / to hook together / (fig.) (preceded by 與|与[yu3] + {entity}) to establish contact (with {entity}) / (Tw) to collude (with {entity}) / (fig.) to link (marketing efforts with production etc) / to peg (welfare payments to inflation etc) / to tie (remuneration to performance etc) / hook (on which to hang sth) / latch hook / coupling syn 匮乏 匱乏 kuì fá to be deficient in sth / to be short of sth (supplies, money etc) syn 一把手 yī bǎ shǒu working hand / member of a work team / participant / the boss (short form of 第一把手[di4 yi1 ba3 shou3]) syn 阿比 ā bǐ Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail) 短程 duǎn chéng short range 速成 sù chéng crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time syn 短促 duǎn cù short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) syn 短距离 短距離 duǎn jù lí short distance / a stone's throw away syn 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē in short supply / scarce syn 结业 結業 jié yè to finish school, esp. a short course / to complete a course / (of a company) to cease operations syn 封顶 封頂 fēng dǐng to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) 丁丁 dīng dīng (neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 resembles "JJ", which is short for 雞雞|鸡鸡[ji1ji1]) syn 昙花一现 曇花一現 tán huā yī xiàn lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived syn 雏儿 雛兒 chú ér newly hatched bird / fig. inexperienced person / fig. chick (slighting term for young woman) / bimbo syn 遮羞布 zhē xiū bù loincloth / (fig.) fig leaf / CL:塊|块[kuai4] syn 吃紧 吃緊 chī jǐn in short supply / dire / tense / critical / hard-pressed / important syn 落款 luò kuǎn inscription with name, date, or short sentence, on a painting, gift, letter etc / to write such an inscription 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) / fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat / to fight at close quarters syn 放空 fàng kōng to relax completely / to empty one's mind / (finance) to sell short / (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers) / to deadhead 契诃夫 契訶夫 qì hē fū Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian writer famous for his short stories and plays 鼠目寸光 shǔ mù cùn guāng short-sighted syn 架空 jià kōng to build (a hut etc) on stilts / to install (power lines etc) overhead / (fig.) unfounded / impractical / (fig.) to make sb a mere figurehead syn 出笼 出籠 chū lóng (of food) to be taken out of the steamer / (fig.) (often used with 紛紛|纷纷[fen1 fen1]) (of products, information etc) to appear / to emerge / to come out / (fig.) to dump / to inundate the market 