短促
Old HSK 6
短促 (duǎncù) · short
短促 (duǎncù) means “short; brief; hurried”. It is written with 2 characters: 短 (short) + 促 (to urge). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 短促 is built
The characters
短 duǎn · short
What 短 is made of
- 矢shǐ — arrow
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 天tiān — sky
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 大dà — big
- 豆dòu — beans
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 矢 gives the meaning, 豆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
促 cù · to urge
What 促 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: Someone 亻 on your heels 足; 足 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
冬天的白天很短促。Dōngtiān de báitiān hěn duǎncù.Daytime in winter is very short.
电话里传来一阵短促的声音。Diànhuà lǐ chuánlái yízhèn duǎncù de shēngyīn.A short, hurried sound came over the phone.
Questions about 短促
What does 短促 mean?
短促 (duǎncù) means “short; brief; hurried”.
How do you pronounce 短促?
短促 is pronounced duǎncù.
Which HSK level is 短促?
短促 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 短信duǎnxìntext message
- 短处duǎnchùweakness
- 短裤duǎnkùshorts
- 短期duǎnqīshort-term
- 缩短suōduǎnto shorten
- 短duǎnshort
- 促进cùjìnto promote
- 促使cùshǐto prompt
- 促销cùxiāosales promotion
- 仓促cāngcùhurried
Learn 短促 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.