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短暂

duǎn zàn · duan zan

Traditional 短暫

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. of short duration; brief; momentary
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The short weekend

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)真(zhēn)短暂(duǎnzàn)啊(a)，已经(yǐjīng)星期天(xīngqītiān)晚上(wǎnshang)了(le)。

    The weekend is so short. It is already Sunday night.

  2. Dengdeng

    是啊(shìa)。周末(zhōumò)很(hěn)短暂(duǎnzàn)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)睡(shuì)了(le)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)。

    Yes, so short. But I slept a lot.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)睡(shuì)了(le)一(yī)个(gè)周末(zhōumò)吗(ma)？

    You slept the whole weekend?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。睡着(shuìzháo)睡着(shuìzháo)，周末(zhōumò)就(jiù)过去(guòqù)了(le)。

    Yes. I fell asleep and the weekend was gone.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)周末(zhōumò)不是(bùshì)短暂(duǎnzàn)，是(shì)被(bèi)睡掉(shuìdiào)了(le)。

    Your weekend was not short. It was slept away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

人(rén)们(men)常(cháng)说(shuō)生(shēng)命(mìng)短(duǎn)暂(zàn)。

They often say that life is short.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)虽(suī)然(rán)短(duǎn)暂(zàn)，但(dàn)给(gěi)我(wǒ)留(liú)下(xià)了(le)深(shēn)刻(kè)的(de)印(yìn)象(xiàng)。

Although this trip was brief, it left a deep impression on me.

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