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
粗 ⇒
粗 cū, [觕]/[麤], coarse/rough/thick (for cylindrical objects)/unfinished/vulgar/rude/crude, varia...
粗鲁 cūlǔ, [粗魯], coarse/crude (in one's manner)/boorish
粗暴 cūbào, rough/cruel
粗糙 cūcāo, crude/gruff/rough/coarse
粗俗 cūsú, vulgar
粗话 cūhuà, [粗話], vulgar language (esp. scatological insults)/uncultured speech
粗野 cūyě, insolent/boorish/rough (in actions)
粗心 cūxīn, careless/thoughtless
粗略 cūlüè, rough (not precise or accurate)/cursory
粗人 粗壮 cūzhuàng, [粗壯], thick and solid
粗心大意 cūxīndàyì, negligent/careless/inadvertent
粗犷 cūguǎng, [粗獷], rough/rude/boorish/straightforward/uninhibited
粗鄙 cūbǐ, vulgar/coarse/uncouth
粗粮 cūliáng, [粗糧], coarse grains (maize, sorghum etc)
大老粗 dàlǎocū, uncouth fellow/rustic
粗制滥造 cūzhìlànzào, [粗製濫造], to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slip...
粗大 cūdà, thick/bulky/loud
粗重 粗活 cūhuó, unskilled labor/heavy manual work
粗布 粗陋 cūlòu, crude/coarse/unsophisticated/shallow
财大气粗 cáidàqìcū, [財大氣粗], rich and imposing/rich and overbearing
粗细 cūxì, [粗細], thick and thin/coarse and fine/thickness (caliber)/coarseness/quality of work
粗浅 cūqiǎn, [粗淺], shallow/superficial
粗枝大叶 cūzhīdàyè, [粗枝大葉], thick stems and broad leaves (idiom)/boorish/rough and ready/sloppy
粗线条 短粗 duǎncū, stocky (short and robust)
粗花呢 粗劣 cūliè, coarse
粗麻布 老粗 lǎocū, uneducated person/yokel/boor/roughneck
粗豪 cūháo, straightforward/forthright
粗笨 cūbèn, awkward/clumsy/unwieldy/heavy-handed
粗率 cūshuài, rough/coarse/crude/without due care/ill-considered
粗粗 去粗取精 粗茶淡饭 cūchádànfàn, [粗茶淡飯], plain tea and simple food/(fig.) bread and water