暂 ⇒
暂时 zànshí, [暫時], temporary/provisional/for the time being
暂停 zàntíng, [暫停], to suspend/time-out (e.g. in sports)/stoppage/pause (media player)
短暂 duǎnzàn, [短暫], of short duration/brief/momentary
暂 zàn, [暫]/[蹔], temporary/Taiwan pr. [zhàn], to scurry/variant of 暫|暂[zàn]
暂时性 暂且 zànqiě, [暫且], for now/for the time being/temporarily
暂住 暂缓 zànhuǎn, [暫緩], to postpone
暂定 zàndìng, [暫定], temporary arrangement/provisional/tentative
暂住证 zànzhùzhèng, [暫住證], temporary residence permit
暂行 zànxíng, [暫行], provisional
短 ⇒
短 duǎn, short/brief/to lack/weak point/fault
短暂 duǎnzàn, [短暫], of short duration/brief/momentary
短裤 duǎnkù, [短褲], short pants/shorts
简短 jiǎnduǎn, [簡短], brief (statement, summary etc)/briefly/brevity
长话短说 chánghuàduǎnshuō, [長話短說], to make a long story short (idiom)
短期 duǎnqī, short term/short-term
短片 duǎnpiàn, short film/video clip
短路 duǎnlù, short circuit
短裙 缩短 suōduǎn, [縮短], to curtail/to cut down
短短 短发 短缺 duǎnquē, shortage
短短的 剪短 三长两短 sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
短语 duǎnyǔ, [短語], phrase (grammar)
短笛 短命 duǎnmìng, to die young/short-lived
短篇小说 duǎnpiānxiǎoshuō, [短篇小說], short story
短袖 duǎnxiù, short sleeves/short-sleeved shirt
短途 短波 duǎnbō, shortwave (radio)
短篇 目光短浅 mùguāngduǎnqiǎn, [目光短淺], to be shortsighted
短袜 duǎnwà, [短襪], sock
短程 duǎnchéng, short range
短促 duǎncù, short in time/fleeting/brief/gasping (breath)/curt (tone of voice)
短时 短跑 duǎnpǎo, sprint (race)
短距离 duǎnjùlí, [短距離], short distance/a stone's throw away
短文 短剑 duǎnjiàn, [短劍], dagger
短处 duǎnchù, [短處], shortcoming/defect/fault/one's weak points
短小 长短 chángduǎn, [長短], length/duration/accident/right and wrong/good and bad/long and short
短打 短刀 超短裙 chāoduǎnqún, miniskirt
短讯 duǎnxùn, [短訊], SMS/text message
短视 duǎnshì, [短視], to lack foresight
护短 hùduǎn, [護短], to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is...
短兵相接 duǎnbīngxiāngjiē, lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infa...
超短波 chāoduǎnbō, ultra short wave (radio)/UHF
短小精悍 duǎnxiǎojīnghàn, (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)/(of an article) concise and forceful
短浅 duǎnqiǎn, [短淺], narrow and shallow
寻短见 xúnduǎnjiàn, [尋短見], to commit suicide
取长补短 qǔchángbǔduǎn, [取長補短], lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)...
短式 短工 duǎngōng, temporary job/odd job/seasonal worker
短装 短衣 duǎnyī, short garment/short jacket
短大衣 扬长避短 yángchángbìduǎn, [揚長避短], to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)/to play to one's strengths
自寻短见 短音 短粗 duǎncū, stocky (short and robust)
短枪 短评 家长里短 短句 duǎnjù, clause
长吁短叹 chángxūduǎntàn, [長吁短嘆], long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
问长问短 打短工 说长道短 shuōchángdàoduǎn, [說長道短], lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
短号 短见 duǎnjiàn, [短見], short-sighted/suicide
短统袜 揭短