短期(duǎn qī)

HSK 52 characters

short-term

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 短期 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 你到底是用了什么办法在短期内提高了你的汉语?

    nǐ dào dǐ shì yòng le shén me bàn fǎ zài duǎn qī nèi tí gāo le nǐ de hàn yǔ

    Exactly what method did you use to improve your Mandarin in such a short space of time?

  • 他只是短期外出,至多一周。

    tā zhǐ shì duǎn qī wài chū zhì duō yī zhōu

    He’s only away for short periods, a week at the longest.

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