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短期

duǎnqī

short-term

Usage note

短期表示时间不长的一段时期。

duǎn qī biǎo shì shí jiān bù cháng de yí duàn shí qī。

短期 means a short period of time.

Context note

短期常用于计划、工作和变化。

duǎn qī cháng yòng yú jì huà 、 gōng zuò hé biàn huà。

It is often used with plans, work, and change.

5 examples

这是短期安排。
zhè shì duǎn qī ān pái。
This is a short-term arrangement.
短期内不会变。
duǎn qī nèi bú huì biàn。
It will not change in the short term.
短期目标很明确。
duǎn qī mù biāo hěn míng què。
The short-term goal is very clear.
短期学习也有帮助。
duǎn qī xué xí yě yǒu bāng zhù。
Short-term study is also helpful.
他做的是短期工作。
tā zuò de shì duǎn qī gōng zuò。
He is doing short-term work.

5 mini stories

老师让大家先看短期目标。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā xiān kàn duǎn qī mù biāo。
The teacher asked everyone to look at short-term goals first.
短期变化不一定明显。
duǎn qī biàn huà bù yí dìng míng xiǎn。
Short-term changes are not necessarily obvious.
他找了一份短期工作。
tā zhǎo le yí fèn duǎn qī gōng zuò。
He found a short-term job.
短期记忆和长期记忆不同。
duǎn qī jì yì hé cháng qī jì yì bù tóng。
Short-term memory and long-term memory are different.
这次旅行只是短期计划。
zhè cì lǚ xíng zhǐ shì duǎn qī jì huà。
This trip is only a short-term plan.

Mini dialogue

短期计划

A
短期有什么计划?
Nǐ duǎnqī yǒu shénme jìhuà?
What are your short-term plans?
B
短期我想先完成这个作业。
Duǎnqī wǒ xiǎng xiān wánchéng zhège zuòyè.
In the short term, I want to finish this homework first.

短期记忆

A
短期记忆需要多练习。
Duǎnqī jìyì xūyào duō liànxí.
Short-term memory needs more practice.
B
对,多读几遍就能记住短期内容。
Duì, duō dú jǐ biàn jiù néng jìzhù duǎnqī nèiróng.
Right, reading a few times helps remember short-term content.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
长期
chángqī
long-term

短期 means short-term; 长期 means long-term.

similar
暂时
zànshí
temporary; for the time being

暂时 emphasizes a temporary state, similar to short-term.

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