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短

duǎn
HSK 2

English Meaning

short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault

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老规矩啊 长话短说
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起来

“Get up.”

“Same old rules. Long story short.”

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昨天晚上呢 东山矿场发生了一起特大的盗窃案

“Last night, there was a major burglary at the Dongshan Mine.”

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那婶儿就长话短说
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家里来亲戚了 是吧

“You have relatives over?”

“I'll make it short.”

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就你陈庆哥报志愿的事 婶儿想问问你

“I want to ask you for help regarding Chen Qing's university application.”

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不好意思啊 电路短路了
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王教练

“Coach Wang?”

“I'm sorry. The power shorted out.”

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老式楼房就是这样的

“Old buildings are just like this.”

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