短 duǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 矢 — arrow, dart
- Made of
- 矢 arrow, dart 豆 beans, peas
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
短期
duǎnqī
short-term
Characters in this word
期 qī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 短期学习很忙。 Duǎnqī xuéxí hěn máng. Short-term study is very busy.
- 这是短期计划。 Zhè shì duǎnqī jìhuà. This is a short-term plan.
- 短期内别走。 Duǎnqī nèi bié zǒu. Do not leave in the short term.