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"short period" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
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
期 qī a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] syn
期间 期間 qī jiān period of time / time / time period / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
一时 一時 yī shí a period of time / a while / for a short while / temporary / momentary / at the same time syn
一向 yī xiàng a period of time in the recent past / (indicating a period of time up to the present) all along / the whole time syn
片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn
短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term
试用期 試用期 shì yòng qī trial period / probationary period
短袖 duǎn xiù short sleeves / short-sleeved shirt
空头 空頭 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) syn
盛世 shèng shì a flourishing period / period of prosperity / a golden age syn
保修期 bǎo xiū qī guarantee period / warranty period
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
短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time
环比 環比 huán bǐ (statistics) period on period (i.e. "month on month" or "quarter on quarter" etc, depending on the context)
战国时代 戰國時代 zhàn guó shí dài the Warring States period (475-221 BC) / Japanese Warring States period (15th-17th century)
第四纪 第四紀 dì sì jì fourth period / quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years)
宽限期 寬限期 kuān xiàn qī grace period / period of grace
阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration syn
产褥期 產褥期 chǎn rù qī postnatal period / puerperium (period of six weeks after childbirth)
时候 時候 shí hou time / length of time / moment / period 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
时 時 shí o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period syn
下来 下來 xià lai to come down / (completed action marker) / (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) / (indicates continuation from the past towards us) / to be harvested (of crops) / to be over (of a period of time) / to go among the masses (said of leaders) 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
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
时刻 時刻 shí kè time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always syn
时光 時光 shí guāng time / era / period of time syn
年代 nián dài a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties) / age / era / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
时代 時代 shí dài age / era / epoch / period (in one's life) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
代 dài to be a substitute for / to act on behalf of / to replace / to substitute / generation / dynasty / age / period / (historical) era / (geological) eon syn
总之 總之 zǒng zhī in a word / in short / in brief syn
阶段 階段 jiē duàn stage / section / phase / period / CL:個|个[ge4] syn
时期 時期 shí qī period / phase / CL:個|个[ge4] 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
生涯 shēng yá career / life (way in which sb lives) / period of one's life syn
东京 東京 dōng jīng Tokyo, capital of Japan / Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period)
一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst syn
一阵 一陣 yī zhèn a burst / a fit / a peal / a spell (period of time) 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
季节 季節 jì jié time / season / period / CL:個|个[ge4] 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
早期 zǎo qī early period / early phase / early stage syn
小品 xiǎo pǐn short, simple literary or artistic creation / essay / skit syn
年头 年頭 nián tóu start of the year / whole year / a particular year / period / days / epoch / a year's harvest syn
长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō to make a long story short (idiom)
矮子 ǎi zi short person / dwarf syn
候 hòu to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days 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
工夫 gōng fu period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort syn
月经 月經 yuè jīng menstruation / a woman's period syn
时分 時分 shí fēn time / period during the day / one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支 syn
中场 中場 zhōng chǎng middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times) / midfield / mid-court (in sports) / half-time / intermission half-way through a performance
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
定期 dìng qī at set dates / at regular intervals / periodic / limited to a fixed period of time / fixed term syn
出行 chū xíng to go out somewhere (relatively short trip) / to set off on a journey (longer trip) syn
后天 後天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori
周期 週期 zhōu qī period / cycle
时日 時日 shí rì time / auspicious time / time and date / long period of time / this day syn
初期 chū qī initial stage / beginning period syn
游说 遊說 yóu shuì to lobby / to campaign / to promote (an idea, a product) / (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period) syn
句号 句號 jù hào full stop / period (punct.) syn
总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief syn
后期 後期 hòu qī late stage / later period syn
任期 rèn qī term of office / CL:屆|届[jie4] / tenure (entire period in office)
晚期 wǎn qī later period / end stage / terminal syn
中期 zhōng qī middle (of a period of time) / medium-term (plan, forecast etc) syn
曙光 shǔ guāng the first light of dawn / (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period / a new beginning syn
长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression
上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) 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
前期 qián qī preceding period / early stage syn
矮小 ǎi xiǎo short and small / low and small / undersized 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
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
例假 lì jià legal holiday / (euphemism) menstrual leave / menstrual period
一世 yī shì generation / period of 30 years / one's whole lifetime / lifelong / age / era / times / the whole world / the First (of numbered European kings) syn
进站 進站 jìn zhàn (of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station / to arrive at a stop / (of a person) to enter a station / to visit a website / to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站[bo2shi4hou4 liu2dong4zhan4] where postdocs conduct research for a limited period.)
末期 mò qī end (of a period) / last part / final phase 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
先天 xiān tiān embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4tian1]) / inborn / innate / natural syn
高峰期 gāo fēng qī peak period / rush hour
争气 爭氣 zhēng qì to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short syn
不及 bù jí to fall short of / not as good as / too late syn
昼夜 晝夜 zhòu yè day and night / period of 24 hours / continuously, without stop syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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