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短暂

duǎn zàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 短暫

短暂 (duǎn zàn) means "of short duration; brief; momentary". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 短暂 means

1. of short duration; brief; momentary

The characters in 短暂

• 短duǎnshort; brief; to lack
• 暂zàntemporary; Taiwan pr. zhàn

Example sentences

• 人生十分短暂。
  Life is very short.
• 我知道生命是短暂的。
  Wǒ zhīdào shēngmìng shì duǎnzàn de.
  I know life is short.
• 阿德里亚诺短暂登场。
  Adriano briefly appeared.
• 人生十分短暂，我们不应该浪费时间。
  Rénshēng shífēn duǎnzàn, wǒmen bù yīnggāi làngfèi shíjiān.
  Life being very short, we ought not to waste time.
• 人生短暂，用来担心这种事情，实在太浪费了。
  Rénshēng duǎnzàn, yònglái dānxīn zhèzhǒng shìqing, shízài tài làngfèi le.
  Life is too short to worry about things like that.
• 谎言像一朵盛开的鲜花，外表美丽，生命短暂。
  Huǎngyán xiàng yī duǒ shèngkāi de xiānhuā, wàibiǎo měilì, shēngmìng duǎnzàn.
  A lie is like a flower in full bloom. It may look pretty, but it wilts quickly.

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