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短期

duǎn qī

HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

短期 (duǎn qī) means "short term; short-term". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 短期 means

1. short-term

The characters in 短期

• 短duǎnshort; brief; to lack
• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage

Example sentences

• 2月我们有个短期休假。
  èr yuè wǒmen yǒu ge duǎnqī xiūjià.
  We had a short vacation in February.
• 你到底是用了什幺办法在短期内提高了你的汉语？
  Exactly what method did you use to improve your Mandarin in such a short space of time?

Words starting with 短期

• 短期融资duǎn qī róng zīshort-term financing

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