Duǎnduǎn de jǐ nián shíjiān, zhège chéngshì biànhuà hěn dà.
In just a few short years, this city has changed a lot.
Tips
grammar
Reduplicating the adjective (短短 instead of just 短) adds emphasis and a descriptive, vivid tone. This AA的 pattern is common with monosyllabic adjectives: 长长的, 高高的, 短短的.
