短命 (duǎn mìng) — short-lived; ephemeral

Definition

Examples

• 这种花虽然很好看，但是很短命，几天就凋谢了。
  Zhè zhǒng huā suī rán hěn hǎo kàn, dàn shì hěn duǎn mìng, jǐ tiān jiù diāo xiè le.
  This kind of flower is beautiful but short-lived—it withers in a few days.
• 历史上许多王朝都是短命的，只存在了几十年。
  Lì shǐ shàng xǔ duō wáng cháo dōu shì duǎn mìng de, zhī cún zài le jǐ shí nián.
  Many dynasties in history were short-lived, lasting only a few decades.
• 他的爱情故事非常短命，只有三个星期。
  Tā de ài qíng gù shi fēi cháng duǎn mìng, zhǐ yǒu sān gè xīng qī.
  His love story was very short-lived—only three weeks.