短

short

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adjective Common #5,242
short Describes something that has little length, duration, or extent.
CH: 你为什么要把头发剪短?
EN: Why do you want to cut your hair short?

你为什么要把头发剪短?

Why did you cut your hair short?

— 追击者 (2008)

剪得真短呢

You cut it really short.

— 小偷家族 (2018)

短回答是是。

The short answer is yes.

"把握好,生命太短"

Make the most of it—life is too short.

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

还短呢!

Still too short!

— 一个都不能少 (1999)

语气是短的

The tone is clipped.

— 我的个神啊 (2014)

筷子愈短,墙上的洞愈大

The shorter the chopsticks, the bigger the hole in the wall.

— 老男孩 (2003)

纹身愈多,筷子愈短

The more tattoos you have, the shorter your chopsticks.

— 老男孩 (2003)

其实那故事短得很。

Actually, that story is very short.

到了星期二早上,队伍已经短了许多。

By Tuesday morning, the line had gotten much shorter.

短的站这边

Short people, stand over here.

— 满江红 (2023)

时间太短?

Too little time?

— 老男孩 (2003)

后面短些拉斯不会让她剪的

Make the back shorter. Lars won’t let her cut it.

— 充气娃娃之恋 (2007)

蝴蝶的寿命短。

Butterflies have short lifespans.

短的那把

The shorter one.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

试试短的那把

Try the shorter one.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

这段路可不短!

That's quite a long way!

— 指环王2:双塔奇兵 (2002)

你嫌我剪太短吗?

Do you think I cut it too short?

— 无人知晓 (2004)

他比任何人用更短的时间拿到驾照。

He got his driver’s license faster than anyone else.

我短

I'm short.

— 满江红 (2023)

要剪多短啊?

How short do you want it cut?

— 密阳 (2007)

兔子有长耳朵和短尾巴。

Rabbits have long ears and short tails.

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