short pass (in ball game)
short in time; fleeting; brief; gasping (breath); curt (tone of voice)
to die young; short-lived
shortcoming; defect; fault; one's weak points
good prospects in the short term (finance)
to be short of the full amount
temporary job; odd job; seasonal worker
brachydactylism (genetic abnormality of short or missing fingers)
of short duration; temporary; fleeting; brief; momentary
short stave of the barrel (which allows the contents to escape); (fig.) shortcoming; weak point
to fall short in one's payments; to lack; to be short of
poor prospects in the short term (finance)
stocky (short and robust)
short garment; short jacket
short sleeves; short-sleeved shirt
(bird species of China) short-tailed shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
shorts; tight-fitting clothes
a geodesic (curve); a shortest curve
(bird species of China) short-eared owl (Asio flammeus)
(lit.) short jacket party; working people; the toiling masses; blue collar workers
(bird species of China) short-toed snake eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
short distance; a stone's throw away
(bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)
(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
(bird species of China) short-tailed parrotbill (Neosuthora davidiana)
(bird species of China) vernal hanging parrot (Loriculus vernalis)
(bird species of China) rufous-throated wren-babbler (Spelaeornis caudatus)
(bird species of China) streaked wren-babbler (Napothera brevicaudata)
short-term storage; store
short track speed skating
(bird species of China) short-billed minivet (Pericrocotus brevirostris)
(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)
(bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus)
short-term phonological memory
short take-off and landing aircraft
to shield (one's shortcoming); to cover up (errors)
narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill); superficial
length; duration; accident; right and wrong; good and bad; long and short
short or medium term loan
to text; to message (SMS); to send SMS; to send message
sexting; sexually explicit text message
casual labor; to work for a bit
ultra short wave (radio); UHF
unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death
(of a person) short in stature
poor and with low expectations; poverty stunts ambition
(bird species of China) Baikal bush warbler (Locustella davidi)
(lit.) use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius); to use this in place of that; what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
abbr. for 尺有所短,寸有所長|尺有所短,寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]
to text; to receive and send SMS messages
(bird species of China) ashy bulbul (Hemixos flavala)
(bird species of China) white-browed shortwing (Brachypteryx montana)
to spread malicious gossip; also written
飛短流長
to compare long and short; to compare the pros and cons
to compare long and short; to compare the pros and cons
to spread malicious gossip
(bird species of China) black bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
(bird species of China) greater short-toed lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
(bird species of China) long-billed bush warbler (Locustella major)
(bird species of China) spotted bush warbler (Locustella thoracica)
(bird species of China) brown-eared bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis)
(bird species of China) Gould's shortwing (Heteroxenicus stellatus)
(bird species of China) chestnut bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus)
(bird species of China) brown bush warbler (Locustella luteoventris)
(bird species of China) grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua)
(bird species of China) lesser shortwing (Brachypteryx leucophris)
(bird species of China) white-bellied redstart (Luscinia phoenicuroides)
(bird species of China) mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)
(bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra)
(bird species of China) russet bush warbler (Locustella mandelli)
(bird species of China) Hume's short-toed lark (Calandrella acutirostris)
(bird species of China) blue-rumped parrot (Psittinus cyanurus)
better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony
vertical or short take-off and landing aircraft