短程

duǎnchéng

adjective #27,977

Meanings

1 short-range
2 short-haul
3 short-distance

Characters

journey; distance; range; process

Examples

这款导弹是短程弹道导弹。

Zhè kuǎn dǎodàn shì duǎnchéng dàndào dǎodàn.

This missile is a short-range ballistic missile.

短程航班不需要太多行李。

Duǎnchéng hángbān bù xūyào tài duō xíngli.

Short-haul flights don't require much luggage.

Tips

memory

短 = short + 程 = journey/range → short journey/range. Its opposite is 远程 (yuǎnchéng) — long-range.

Stroke Order

短 duǎn

程 chéng