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很短 Pronunciation and Pinyin

很短 Usage and Examples

very short

brief

concise

terse

幼儿的注意力持续时间很短。

Small children have a very short attention span.

我见过蜜凯拉一次,时间很短。

I met Miquela once, briefly.

The characters in 很短

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
很
hén9very much
短
duǎn12short, brief, lack, flaw

More words starting with 很

  • hěn很bù不not very, very
  • hěn很bù不gōng公píng平Very unfair, So unfair
  • hěn很bù不róng容yì易Not easy, Very difficult
  • hěn很bù不kāi开xīn心Very unhappy, Upset
  • hěn很bù不wěn稳gù固very unstable, precarious
  • hěn很bù不zì自zài在Very uncomfortable, Awkward
  • hěn很bù不shū舒fu服Very uncomfortable, Unwell
  • hěn很bú不cuò错Great, Very good
  • hěn很bú不cuò错le了It's pretty good., That's good enough.
  • hén很jiǔ久a long time, long ago
  • hén很jiǔ久le了For a long time, It's been a long time
  • hén很jiǔ久yǐ以qián前A long time ago, Long ago

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Questions about 很短

What does 很短 mean in Chinese?

很短 (hén duǎn) means “very short, brief, concise, terse”.

How do you pronounce 很短?

很短 is pronounced hén duǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “very short” in Chinese?

“very short” is 很短 (hén duǎn) in Chinese.

How is 很短 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 很短, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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