磊落 lěi luò big and stout / big-hearted / open and honest / continuous / repeated syn 肥硕 肥碩 féi shuò fleshy (fruit) / plump / large and firm-fleshed (limbs, body) / stout syn 肥壮 肥壯 féi zhuàng stout and strong syn 肥马轻裘 肥馬輕裘 féi mǎ qīng qiú lit. stout horses and light furs / fig. to live in luxury 轻裘肥马 輕裘肥馬 qīng qiú féi mǎ lit. light furs and stout horses / fig. to live in luxury syn 肥大 féi dà (of clothes) baggy / loose / (of a person) fat / stout / (medicine) hypertrophy syn 富态 富態 fù tai (euphemism) stout / portly 奘 zhuǎng fat / stout syn 牛樟 niú zhāng Cinnamomum kanehirae / small-leaf camphor / stout camphor (indigenous to Taiwan) 世涛 世濤 shì tāo stout (beer) (loanword) 司陶特 sī táo tè (Tw) (loanword) stout (beer) 𬳶 駉 jiōng (literary) (of a horse) stout / sturdy 短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time 空头 空頭 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) syn 短袖 duǎn xiù short sleeves / short-sleeved shirt 短衣 duǎn yī short garment / short jacket 阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration syn 矮杆品种 矮桿品種 ǎi gǎn pǐn zhǒng short-stalked variety / short straw variety 矮个儿 矮個兒 ǎi gè r a person of short stature / a short person syn 短欠 duǎn qiàn to fall short in one's payments / to lack / to be short of syn 字帖 zì tiě piece of paper with short note / short letter syn 字帖儿 字帖兒 zì tiě r piece of paper with short note / short letter 短文 duǎn wén short piece / article / short essay 尺有所短，寸有所长 尺有所短，寸有所長 chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb) / fig. everyone has their strong and weak points / everything has its advantages and disadvantages 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized syn 长吁短叹 長吁短嘆 cháng xū duǎn tàn long moan and short gasp (idiom) / continually moaning and groaning in pain syn 较短絜长 較短絜長 jiào duǎn xié cháng to compare long and short / to compare the pros and cons 较长絜短 較長絜短 jiào cháng xié duǎn to compare long and short / to compare the pros and cons 传奇 傳奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight syn 亚伯 亞伯 yà bó Abe (short form for Abraham) / Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim mythologies 契诃夫 契訶夫 qì hē fū Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian writer famous for his short stories and plays 莫泊桑 mò bó sāng Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893), French novelist and short story writer 题跋 題跋 tí bá short comments / preface and postscript syn 袄 襖 ǎo coat / jacket / short and lined coat or robe syn 轾 輊 zhì back and lower of chariot / short / low 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn (of a person) short but plucky (idiom) / (of an article) concise and forceful syn 行不由径 行不由徑 xíng bù yóu jìng lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom) / fig. upright and honest 垂直和短距起落飞机 垂直和短距起落飛機 chuí zhí hé duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī vertical or short takeoff and landing aircraft 昼短夜长 晝短夜長 zhòu duǎn yè cháng the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom) 短粗 duǎn cū stocky (short and robust) syn 短距起落飞机 短距起落飛機 duǎn jù qǐ luò fēi jī short takeoff and landing aircraft 缺衣少食 quē yī shǎo shí short of food and clothing / destitute syn 衡酌 héng zhuó to weigh and consider / to deliberate / short form of idiom 衡情酌理 袄子 襖子 ǎo zi coat / jacket / short and lined coat or robe 甚短期预报的观察和预报方法训练讲习班 Training Workshop on Observation and Forecast Methods for Very Short-range Forecasting 垂直短距起降飞机 Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing aircraft / STOVL aircraft 短距起飞和着陆飞机 短距起飛和著陸飛機 short take-off and landing aircraft 世界经济中短期预测专家组会议 世界經濟中短期預測專家組會議 Expert Group Meeting on Short- and Medium-term Projections of the World Economy 中短期天气预测研究方桉 中短期天氣預測研究方案 Programme on Short- and Medium-range Weather Prediction Research 纳撒尼尔・霍桑 納撒尼爾・霍桑 nà sā ní ěr · huò sāng Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) American novelist and short story writer 矮丑穷 矮醜窮 ǎi chǒu qióng (Internet slang) (of a man) unmarriageable (lit. short, ugly and poor) / opposite: 高富帥|高富帅[gao1 fu4 shuai4] 矨 yǐng short and small 纳撒尼尔·霍桑 納撒尼爾·霍桑 nà sā ní ěr · huò sāng Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) American novelist and short story writer 抖音 dǒu yīn Douyin, Chinese app for creating and sharing short videos, released in its international version as TikTok 三分头 三分頭 sān fēn tóu regular men's haircut / short back and sides 夭寿 夭壽 yāo shòu to die young / (Tw) (curse word) drop dead / go to hell / (literary) short life and long life 段子手 duàn zi shǒu sb who crafts and delivers witty, humorous or satirical short stories, jokes or punchlines / a wit / a humorist 馎饦 餺飥 bó tuō a type of short and wide noodle 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 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 一句话 一句話 yī jù huà in a word / in short 一下子 yī xià zi in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden syn 简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form 总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn 缺少 quē shǎo lack / shortage of / shortfall / to be short (of) / to lack syn 片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn 不及 bù jí to fall short of / not as good as / too late syn 平米 píng mǐ square meter / short for 平方米 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration / brief / momentary syn 短线 短線 duǎn xiàn short term 不便 bù biàn inconvenient / inappropriate / unsuitable / short of cash 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 不符合 bù fú hé discrepant / falling short (of expectations) / not matching up / not conforming / (figures) disagree / unbecoming 短片 duǎn piàn short film / video clip 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 词语 詞語 cí yǔ word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression syn 出行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) syn 小品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit syn 一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst syn 小结 小結 xiǎo jié summary / short / brief / wrap-up syn 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē in short supply / scarce syn 一瞬 yī shùn one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye syn 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù short pants / shorts 匮乏 匱乏 kuì fá to be deficient in sth / to be short of sth (supplies, money etc) syn 短路 duǎn lù short circuit 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 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 速成 sù chéng crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time syn 暂缺 暫缺 zàn quē currently in short supply / in deficit (of commodity) / currently vacant (position) 结业 結業 jié yè to finish school, esp. a short course / to complete a course / (of a company) to cease operations syn 丁丁 dīng dīng (neologism) (slang) penis (丁丁 resembles "JJ", which is short for 雞雞|鸡鸡[ji1ji1]) syn 