短时 (duǎn shí) — short-term; short-duration

Definition

adjective

short-termshort-duration

短时。
duǎn shí Jì yì zhǐ néng bǎo cún jǐ miǎo de xìn xī.
Short-term memory can only hold information for a few seconds.
短时。
Wǒ men xū yào zhì dìng yí gè duǎn shí jì huà lái jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí.
We need to make a short-term plan to solve this problem.
短时，。
Zhè zhǒng yào zhǐ yǒu duǎn shí xiào guǒ, bù néng gēn zhì.
This medicine only has short-term effects and cannot cure the root cause.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

短 (short) + 时 (time): lasting a short time.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

矢豆短

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

豆

豆dòu短duǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

短 is built from 矢 and 豆. 豆 is used for its sound, while 矢 is the component linked to the meaning.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 時; 时 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun; day

Sound part声符shēngfú

之

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 時 pairs 日 (sun/day) with 之 as the part that gives the sound; the simplified 时 is not the form described.

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