HSK 3 · Time Words

短期

duǎn qī

short-term

Stroke order of 短期

2 characters, 24 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

短 · 12 strokes 期 · 12 strokes

Memory trick

短 is an arrow 矢 and bean 豆: short. 期 is a period.

Parts: 短: 矢 + 豆, short; 期: period

The characters in 短期

短 duǎn — short (12 strokes)
期 qī — period; issue (12 strokes)

Example sentence

这是一个短期工作。

This is a short-term job.

Words with 短

短信text message 短short 短裤shorts 短处weakness

Words with 期

星期week 星期日Sunday 星期天Sunday 日期date 学期semester; term 假期holiday; vacation 近期near future; recently 长期long-term 定期regular; periodic 期period; issue

More words: Time Words

钟clock; bell 时time; hour; when 时代era; age 时刻moment; always 世纪century 年代decade; era 年初beginning of the year 年底end of the year 后年year after next 近期near future; recently 长期long-term 定期regular; periodic 期period; issue 整天all day 当初at first; originally 从前before; in the past

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