短视

短視

duǎnshì

adjective #35,663

Meanings

1 shortsighted (figurative; lacking foresight)
2 myopic (literal, less common)

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Examples

这种做法太短视了。

Zhè zhǒng zuòfǎ tài duǎnshì le.

This approach is far too shortsighted.

短视的政策最终会害了自己。

Duǎnshì de zhèngcè zuìzhōng huì hài le zìjǐ.

Shortsighted policies will ultimately backfire.

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usage

短视 is almost always used figuratively, as in English "shortsighted" — for policies, business decisions, leadership. For literal nearsightedness (the eye condition), Chinese uses 近视 (jìnshì), not 短视.

Stroke Order

短 duǎn

视 shì