短链 (duǎnliàn): short link / shortened URL

Meanings

1 short link / shortened URL
2 (supply chain) short chain — a streamlined supply chain with few intermediaries

Characters

短

Examples

把这个长链接转成短链发给我。

Bǎ zhège cháng liànjiē zhuǎn chéng duǎnliàn fā gěi wǒ.

Convert this long link into a short link and send it to me.

工厂直接到消费者是典型的短链模式。

Gōngchǎng zhíjiē dào xiāofèizhě shì diǎnxíng de duǎnliàn móshì.

Factory-direct-to-consumer is a typical short-chain model.

Tips

usage

Two senses, both modern. (1) Tech: 短链接 / 短链 = shortened URL (bit.ly-style), used everywhere in Chinese SMS marketing because each character costs against the 70-char SMS limit. (2) Supply chain: 短链 supply chains cut layers of distributors — Pinduoduo's 工厂直供 model and Shein's on-demand manufacturing are the canonical examples. Context disambiguates: tech post → URL; e-commerce/manufacturing context → supply chain.