短时

短時

duǎnshí

adjective #30,226

Meanings

1 short-term
2 short-time
3 of brief duration

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

今天有短时阵雨。

Jīntiān yǒu duǎnshí zhènyǔ.

There will be brief showers today.

HSK 5

短时记忆只能保留几秒钟。

Duǎnshí jìyì zhǐnéng bǎoliú jǐ miǎozhōng.

Short-term memory only lasts a few seconds.

Tips

usage

短时 is mostly attributive (modifies a following noun): 短时记忆 (short-term memory), 短时阵雨 (brief showers), 短时间 (a short while). For 'short' as a standalone adjective use 短 or 短暂.

Stroke Order

短 duǎn

时 shí