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长短

cháng duǎn

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 長短

长短 (cháng duǎn) means "length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 长短 means

1. length
2. accident; mishap
3. right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits

The characters in 长短

• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
• 短duǎnshort; brief; to lack

Example sentences

• 睡眠时间的长短可因人而异。
  Shuìmián shíjiān de chángduǎn kě yīnrén'éryì.
  The amount of time spent asleep can vary from person to person.

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