短期
HSK 3 (2021)
短期 (duǎnqī) · short-term
短期 (duǎnqī) means “short-term”. It is written with 2 characters: 短 (short) + 期 (period). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 短期 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)
期 qī · period
What 期 is made of
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 月 gives the meaning, 其 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这是一个短期的计划。Zhè shì yī gè duǎnqī de jìhuà.This is a short-term plan.
我想找一个短期工作。Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo yī gè duǎnqī gōngzuò.I want to find a short-term job.
Questions about 短期
What does 短期 mean?
短期 (duǎnqī) means “short-term”.
How do you pronounce 短期?
短期 is pronounced duǎnqī.
Which HSK level is 短期?
短期 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 短信duǎnxìntext message
- 短处duǎnchùweakness
- 短裤duǎnkùshorts
- 缩短suōduǎnto shorten
- 短促duǎncùshort
- 短duǎnshort
- 日期rìqīdate
- 星期xīngqīweek
- 星期日xīngqīrìSunday
- 星期天xīngqītiānSunday
Learn 短期 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 65: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.