Radical:

meaning for duǎn:

  • - short
  • - brief
  • - to lack
  • - weak point
  • - faultshort term
  • - short-termto curtail
  • - to cut downshortageof short duration
  • - brief
  • - momentarylength
  • - duration
  • - accident
  • - right and wrong
  • - good and bad
  • - long and short

zhèfèn这份
bàogào报告
shàngcì上次
duǎn

This report is shorter than the last one.


de
tóufa头发
biànde变得
duǎn
le

Her hair got shorter.


zhè
tiáo
qúnzi裙子
yǒu
diǎnr点儿
duǎn

This skirt is a little short.


zhège这个
shìpín视频
fēicháng非常
duǎn
zhǐyǒu只有
liǎng
fēnzhōng分钟

This video is very short, only two minutes.


jiǔyuè九月
zhì
cìnián次年
wǔyuè五月
wèi
shuāngdòng霜冻
wúshuāngqī无霜期
duǎn
nánběi南北
xiāngchà相差
xuánshū悬殊

September to May the following year as the frost period, frost-free period is short, significant differences between north and south.