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 切 qiē to cut / to slice / to carve / (math) tangential 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 明确 明確 míng què clear-cut / definite / explicit / to clarify / to specify / to make definite 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 节省 節省 jié shěng saving / to save / to use sparingly / to cut down on syn 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 截止 jié zhǐ to end / to close / (electricity) cut-off syn 鲜明 鮮明 xiān míng (of colors) bright / fresh and clear / clear-cut / distinct syn 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 狼狈 狼狽 láng bèi in a difficult situation / to cut a sorry figure / scoundrel! (derog.) syn 裁员 裁員 cái yuán to cut staff / to lay off employees 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 截取 jié qǔ to cut off a section of sth 理发 理髮 lǐ fà to get a haircut / to have one's hair done / to cut (sb's) hair / to give (sb) a haircut syn 总而言之 總而言之 zǒng ér yán zhī in short / in a word / in brief syn 一朝一夕 yī zhāo yī xī lit. one morning and one evening (idiom) / fig. in a short period of time / overnight syn 争气 爭氣 zhēng qì to work hard for sth / to resolve on improvement / determined not to fall short syn 短促 duǎn cù short in time / fleeting / brief / gasping (breath) / curt (tone of voice) syn 砍伐 kǎn fá to hew / to cut down syn 单兵 單兵 dān bīng individual soldier / (literary) isolated military unit, cut off from reinforcements 剪彩 jiǎn cǎi to cut the ribbon (at a launching or opening ceremony) 黑板报 黑板報 hēi bǎn bào blackboard bulletin with short news items written on it (can usually be found in factories, schools etc) 绝命 絕命 jué mìng to commit suicide / to have one's life cut short 旷课 曠課 kuàng kè to play truant / to cut classes syn 心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief syn 短板 duǎn bǎn short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape) / (fig.) shortcoming / weak point 打口 dǎ kǒu (of CDs, videos etc) surplus (or "cut-out") stock from Western countries, sometimes marked with a notch in the disc or its case, sold cheaply in China (beginning in the 1990s), as well as Eastern Europe etc 短少 duǎn shǎo to be short of the full amount syn 头家 頭家 tóu jiā organizer of a gambling party who takes a cut of the winnings / banker (gambling) / preceding player (in a game) / (dialect) boss / proprietor 断 斷 duàn to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly syn 推 tuī to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage syn 划 劃 huá to cut / to slash / to scratch (cut into the surface of sth) / to strike (a match) syn 刻 kè quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals syn 差 chà different / wrong / mistaken / to fall short / to lack / not up to standard / inferior / Taiwan pr. [cha1] syn 阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops / wave / spate / burst / spell / short period of time / classifier for events or states of short duration syn 短 duǎn short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault syn 割 gē to cut / to cut apart syn 削 xiāo to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc) syn 歇 xiē to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while syn 矮 ǎi (of a person) short / (of a wall etc) low / (of rank) inferior (to) / lower (than) syn 砍 kǎn to chop / to cut down / to throw sth at sb syn 短命 duǎn mìng to die young / short-lived syn 英年早逝 yīng nián zǎo shì to die an untimely death (idiom) / to be cut off in one's prime syn 手头紧 手頭緊 shǒu tóu jǐn short of money / hard up 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 传奇 傳奇 chuán qí legendary / fantasy saga / romance / short stories of the Tang and Song Dynasty 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 降价 降價 jiàng jià to cut the price / to drive down the price / to get cheaper syn 简称 簡稱 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form 短期 duǎn qī short term / short-term 伤口 傷口 shāng kǒu wound / cut syn 切换 切換 qiē huàn to switch over / to switch modes or data streams / to cut (to a new scene) 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 分割 fēn gē to cut up / to break up syn 短片 duǎn piàn short film / video clip 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 美发 美髮 měi fà hairdressing / to give sb's hair a cut or other beauty treatment / beautiful hair syn 一阵子 一陣子 yī zhèn zi a while / a spell / a short time / a burst syn 切割 qiē gē to cut syn 绝缘 絕緣 jué yuán to have no contact with / to be cut off from / (electricity) to insulate 小结 小結 xiǎo jié summary / short / brief / wrap-up syn 切断 切斷 qiē duàn to cut off / to sever syn 切成 qiē chéng to cut up (into pieces) / to slice / to carve / to dice / to shred 提成 tí chéng to take a percentage (from a sum of money) / a commission / a cut 停电 停電 tíng diàn to have a power failure / power cut 削减 削減 xuē jiǎn to cut down / to reduce / to lower syn 紧缺 緊缺 jǐn quē in short supply / scarce syn 切除 qiē chú to excise / to cut out (a tumor) syn 一瞬 yī shùn one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye syn 分身 fēn shēn (of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time / a derivative version of sb (or sth) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet) / to spare some time for a separate task / to cut a corpse into pieces / to pull a body apart by the four limbs / parturition syn 紧缩 緊縮 jǐn suō (economics) to reduce / to curtail / to cut back / to tighten / austerity / tightening / crunch syn 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù short pants / shorts 隔绝 隔絕 gé jué to cut off / to isolate / isolated (from the world) syn 划破 劃破 huá pò to cut open / to rip / to streak across (lightning, meteor etc) / to pierce (scream, searchlight etc) 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 短时间 短時間 duǎn shí jiān short term / short time 断线 斷線 duàn xiàn (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break / (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued / (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected / cut off 切入 qiē rù to cut into / to penetrate deeply into (a topic, area etc) / (sports) (soccer etc) to penetrate (the defenses of the opposing team) / (cinema) to cut (to the next scene) 空头 空頭 kōng tóu phony / so-called / armchair (expert) / vain (promise) / (finance) short-seller / bear (market) / short (selling) syn 低胸 dī xiōng low-cut (dress) / plunging (neckline) 口子 kǒu zi hole / opening / cut / gap / gash / my husband or wife / classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc) / precedent syn 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom) / to destroy root and branch / to eliminate completely syn 速成 sù chéng crash (course) / accelerated (process) / quick (fix) / instant (success) / to achieve in a short time syn 