短促 (duǎn cù) — very short (in time); fleeting; brief

Definition

Examples

• 人生是短促的。
  Rén shēng shì duǎn cù de.
  Life is fleeting.
• 春天的时光非常短促。
  Chūn tiān de shí guāng fēi cháng duǎn cù.
  The days of spring are very brief.
• 他和她的相遇很短促。
  Tā hé tā de xiāng yù hěn duǎn cù.
  Their meeting was very brief.