纸短情长 — “The paper is too short to fully express deep feelings”
纸短情长 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the paper is too short to fully express deep feelings”. Implying profound and enduring affection or emotion that cannot be adequately conveyed in a brief message. Literally, “paper short, affection long”.
纸短情长 Pronunciation and Pinyin
纸短情长 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 纸短情长
Idioms Related to 纸短情长
More idioms starting with 纸
- zhǐ纸shàng上kōng空tán谈empty talk on paper
- zhǐ纸shàng上tán谈bīng兵armchair strategist
- zhǐ纸shàng上tán谭bīng兵talk tactics without practical application
- zhǐ纸bāo包bù不zhù住huǒ火The truth cannot be concealed
- zhǐ纸tián田mò墨jià稼diligently engage in literary or scholarly writing
- zhǐ纸bǐ笔hóu喉shé舌public opinion through media
- zhǐ纸lǎo老hǔ虎outwardly strong but actually weak
- zhǐ纸luò落yún云yān烟swift, light, and effortless strokes
- zhǐ纸guì贵luò洛chéng城a literary work of outstanding merit
- zhǐ纸guì贵luò洛yáng阳a literary work of great value and wide circulation
- zhǐ纸zuì醉jīn金mí迷lost in a decadent and lavish environment
Recommended tools
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →Questions about 纸短情长
What does 纸短情长 mean?
纸短情长 (zhǐ duǎn qíng cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the paper is too short to fully express deep feelings”.
How do you pronounce 纸短情长?
纸短情长 is pronounced zhǐ duǎn qíng cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 纸短情长 literally mean?
Literally, 纸短情长 means “paper short, affection long”. It is used to mean “the paper is too short to fully express deep feelings”.
What is the Chinese definition of 纸短情长?
简短的信纸无法写完深长的情意。形容情意深长。