HSK 1.0 (1992)	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
A	矮	矮	ai3	short (of stature), low
A	短	短	duan3	short/ brief
A	緊張	紧张	jin3zhang1	nervous/ tense/ in short supply
A	差	差	cha4	short of/ differ from/ poor
B	短期	短期	duan3qi1	short-term
B	一時	一时	yi1shi2	a short period of time/ moment
B	缺點	缺点	que1dian3	shortcoming/ defect/ weakness
B	缺乏	缺乏	que1fa2	be short of/ lack
B	缺少	缺少	que1shao3	lack/ be short of
B	毛病	毛病	mao2bing4	trouble/ breakdown/ shortcoming
C	總而言之	总而言之	zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1	generalize-and-say-it/ in short/ in brief/ in a nutshell
C	總之	总之	zong3zhi1	generalize-it/ in short/ in brief/ in a nutshell/ to sum up
C	緊俏	紧俏	jin4qiao4	sought-after/ in shortage due to great demand
C	一心	一心	yi1xin1	one-while/ a short period of time/ a burst/ a fit/ a gust
C	一陣	一阵	yi1zhen4	one-time/ in a short while/ all of a sudden/ all at once
C	隨後	随后	sui2hou4	following-rear/ afterward/ shortly after/ in a minute
C	縮短	缩短	suo1duan3	shrink-shorter/ shorten/ curtail/ cut short/
D	短處	短处	duan3chu4	shortcoming
D	簡稱	简称	jian3cheng1	shortened form
D	簡短	简短	jian3duan3	short/ curt
D	供不應求	供不应求	gong1 bu4 ying4 qiu2	supply falls short of demand

HSK 2.0 (2010)	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
3		矮	ai3	low/ short (in length)
3		刻	ke4	quarter (hour)/ moment/ to carve/ to engrave/ to cut/ oppressive/ classifier for short time intervals
3		词语	ci2 yu3	word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)/ term (e.g. technical term)/ expression
3		最近	zui4 jin4	recent/ recently/ these days/ latest/ soon/ nearest (of locations)/ shortest (of routes)
3		向	xiang4	direction/ orientation/ to face/ to turn toward/ to/ towards/ shortly before/ formerly/ to side with/ to be partial to/ all along (previously)/ surname Xiang
3		差	cha4	differ from/ short of/ to lack/ poor
3		短	duan3	short or brief/ to lack/ weak point/ fault
4		紧张	jin3 zhang1	nervous/ keyed up/ intense/ tense/ strained/ in short supply/ scarce/ CL:陣|阵[zhen4]
4		缺点	que1 dian3	weak point/ fault/ shortcoming/ CL:個|个[ge4]
4		缺少	que1 shao3	lack/ shortage of/ shortfall/ to be short (of)/ to lack
5		阵	zhen4	disposition of troops/ wave/ spate/ burst/ spell/ short period of time/ classifier for events or states of short duration
5		总之	zong3 zhi1	in a word/ in short/ in brief
5		紧	jin3	tight/ strict/ close at hand/ near/ urgent/ tense/ hard up/ short of money/ to tighten
5		毛病	mao2 bing4	fault/ defect/ shortcomings/ CL:個|个[ge4]
5		一旦	yi1 dan4	in case (sth happens)/ if/ once (sth happens; then...)/ when/ in a short time/ in one day
5		抄	chao1	to copy/ to plagiarize/ to search and seize/ to go/ to transcribe/ to take a shortcut/ to search and confiscate
5		缺乏	que1 fa2	shortage/ be lacking/ to be short of/ to lack/ scarcity
6		争气	zheng1 qi4	to work hard for sth/ to resolve on improvement/ determined not to fall short
6		数	shu3	to count/ to enumerate/ to criticize (i.e. enumerate shortcomings)
6		总而言之	zong3 er2 yan2 zhi1	in short/ in a word/ in brief
6		故障	gu4 zhang4	malfunction/ breakdown/ defect/ shortcoming/ fault/ failure/ impediment/ error/ bug (in software)
6		致辞	zhi4 ci2	to express in words or writing/ to make a speech (esp. short introduction; vote of thanks; afterword; funeral homily etc)/ to address (an audience)/ same as 致詞|致词
6		短促	duan3 cu4	short in time/ fleeting/ brief
6		中断	zhong1 duan4	to cut short/ to break off/ to discontinue
6		急功近利	ji2 gong1 jin4 li4	seeking instant benefit (idiom)/ shortsighted vision; looking only for fast return
6		近视	jin4 shi4	shortsighted/ nearsighted/ myopia
6		缺口	que1 kou3	nick/ jag/ gap/ shortfall
6		片刻	pian4 ke4	short period of time/ a moment
6		辫子	bian4 zi5	plait/ braid/ pigtail/ a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent/ handle/ CL:根[gen1];條|条[tiao2]

HSK 3.0 (2022)	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
1	差	差	chà	be short, lack
1	馬上	马上	mǎshàng	in a short time, at_once, instantaneously, promptly, at once, incontinent, in the same breath, directively, instantly, slapbang, pronto, right_away, immediately, shortly, without delay, right away, tout-de-suite, forthwith, presently, in_no_time, at a time, soon, hereupon, in a few seconds, before long, at one time, outright, straightaway, in a minute, directly, momently, in a f
2	筆記	笔记	bǐjì	short sketches, adversaria, notes, note
2	不一會兒	不一会儿	bù yīhuǐr5	Take a short while
2	詞語	词语	cíyǔ	word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases), term (e.g. technical term), expression
2	短	短	duǎn	short, brief
2	剛	刚	gāng	exactly, only a short while ago, just now, barely, only just, just
2	條	条	tiáo	bar, item, short note, a long narrow piece, streak, clause, stripe, sth. long and narrow, filet, m.[general], , article, strip, assize, twig, ingot, slip
2	最近	最近	zuìjìn	recent, recently, these days, latest, soon, nearest (of locations), shortest (of routes)
3	短褲	短裤	duǎnkù	short pants, shorts
3	短處	短处	duǎnchu	shortcoming, defect, fault, one's weak points
3	短期	短期	duǎnqī	short term, short-term
3	立刻	立刻	lìkè	in a short time, at_once, promptly, offhand, at once, anon, instantly, straightway, now, slapbang, pronto, right_away, immediately, without delay, right away, forthwith, presto, at a time, before long, in a minute, swith, directly, in no time, incontinent, subito, without_delay, in real time, shortly, tout-de-suite, away, soon, presently, in a few seconds, very fast, chop-chop, at o
3	毛病	毛病	máobing	trouble, mishap, breakdown, defect, shortcoming, fault, mistake, illness
3	缺少	缺少	quēshǎo	lack, be short of
3	缺點	缺点	quēdiǎn	privilege, bug, failing, flaw, demerit, blemish, debit, limitation, mar, defect, glitch, foible, infirmity, blot, vice, drawback, disadvantage, imperfection, blemishment, weakness, tache, defection, shortcoming, malady, frailty, fault
3	缺	缺	quē	be short of, lack
3	颱	台	tái	short for Taiwan
3	爭	争	zhēng	be short of, disagree, argue, duel, arguement, compete, vie, dispute, contest, fence, be wanting, contend, debate, disputation, strive
4	矮	矮	ǎi	short (of stature), low
4	矮小	矮小	ǎixiǎo	short and small, low and small, undersized
4	抄	抄	chāo	to make a copy, to plagiarize, to search and seize, to raid, to grab, to go off with, to take a shortcut, to make a turning move, to fold one's arms
4	即將	即将	jíjiāng	in a short time, promptly, on the point of, at once, instantly, pronto, immediately, shortly, without delay, tout-de-suite, right away, forthwith, presently, soon, in a few seconds, before long, straightaway, in a minute, about to
4	立即	立即	lìjí	at_once, off-hand, promptly, at once, down, instantly, directively, straightway, herewith, thereupon, ex tempore, without_delay, pronto, right_away, instant, straight, immediately, in_short_order, right away, instanter, straightaway, in short order, off-the-cuff
4	縮短	缩短	suō duǎn	shorten, curtail, cut down
4	縮小	缩小	suō xiǎo	recede, dwindle away, narrow, foreshorten, shrinkage, narrow down, abridge, minify, reduction, puncture, compress, specialize, scale down, dwindle, deflate, minish, take in, reduce, lessen, shorten, diminish, dwindle down, shrink, subside, deescalate, retract
4	總之	总之	zǒngzhī	in a word, tout ensemble, on the whole, all in all, altogether, in short
5	缺乏	缺乏	quēfá	be short of, lack
5	歇	歇	xiē	to rest, to take a break, to stop, to halt, (dialect) to sleep, a moment, a short while
5	一句話	一句话	yījùhuà	in a word, in short
5	一下子	一下子	yīxiàzi	in a short while, all at once, all of a sudden
5	中斷	中断	zhōngduàn	to cut short, to break off, to discontinue, to interrupt
5	專輯	专辑	zhuānjí	album, special issue, record album, special issue of periodical, short films, special collection of pamphlets, short films, etc., special collection of pamphlets, short f, etc.
6	長短	长短	chángduǎn	length, duration, accident, right and wrong, good and bad, long and short
6	短片	短片	duǎnpiàn	short film, video clip
6	近視	近视	jìnshì	shortsighted, nearsighted, myopia
6	缺陷	缺陷	quēxiàn	gap, deficiency, trouble, flaw, blemishment, blemish, shortage, limitation, incapacity, defect, shortcoming, deformity, defacement, drawback, disfigurement, disadvantage
6	一時	一时	yīshí	a period of time, a while, for a short while, temporary, momentary, at the same time
7	便道	便道	biàndào	pavement, sidewalk, shortcut, makeshift road
7	辮子	辫子	biànzi	plait, braid, pigtail, a mistake or shortcoming that may be exploited by an opponent, handle, CL:根[gen1],條|条[tiao2]
7	傳奇	传奇	chuánqí	legendry, romance, Tang and Song short stories, Ming and Qing poetic dramas, fable, short_story, legend
7	逗	逗	dòu	to stay, to stop, to tease (play with), amusing, short pause in reading aloud, equivalent to comma (also written 讀|读[dou4])
7	短缺	短缺	duǎnquē	shortage
7	短暫	短暂	duǎnzàn	fleet, of short duration, brief, transient
7	荒	荒	huāng	desolate, shortage, scarce, out of practice, absurd, uncultivated, to neglect
7	簡稱	简称	jiǎnchēng	be called sth. for short
7	簡短	简短	jiǎnduǎn	brief, short-duration
7	緊缺	紧缺	jǐnquē	in short supply, scarce
7	快捷	快捷	kuàijié	quick, fast, nimble, agile, (computer) shortcut
7	欠缺	欠缺	qiànquē	lack, be deficient, be short of
7	缺口	缺口	quēkǒu	nick, jag, gap, shortfall
7	伸縮	伸缩	shēnsuō	to lengthen and shorten, flexible, adjustable, retractable, extensible, telescoping (collapsible)
7	小品	小品	xiǎopǐn	short, simple literary or artistic creation, essay, skit
7	一剎那	一刹那	yīchànà	a very short time, tick, trice, a moment, shake
7	遮	遮	zhē	to cover up (a shortcoming), to screen off, to hide, to conceal
7	爭氣	争气	zhēng qì	to work hard for sth, to resolve on improvement, determined not to fall short
7	致辭	致辞	zhì cí	to express in words or writing, to make a speech (esp. short introduction, vote of thanks, afterword, funeral homily etc), to address (an audience), same as 致詞|致词
7	築	筑	zhù	short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], to build, to construct, to ram, to hit, Taiwan pr. [zhu2]
7	總的來說	总的来说	zǒngdeláishuō	generally speaking, to sum up, in summary, in short
7	總而言之	总而言之	zǒngéryánzhī	in short, in a word, in brief

中华人民共和国简称中国。 The People's Republic of China is shortened to China . 中华人民共和国 简称 中国 。 (ENG ) (ZH ) (0186)

她有一头短发。 She has short hair . 她 有 一头 短发 。 (ENG ) (ZH ) (1154)

这家公司正缺少人手。 This company is short-handed . 这家 公司 正 缺少 人手 。 (ENG ) (ZH ) (1299)

这里特别缺乏水资源。 There is a real water shortage here . 这 里 特别 缺乏 水资源 。 (ENG ) (ZH ) (2022)

他获得了短跑比赛的冠军。 He won the short-distance championship . 他 获得 了 短跑 比赛 的 冠军 。 (ENG ) (ZH ) (2066)

他很矮。 He is very short . 他 很矮 。 (ENG ) (ZH ) (2753)

短发现在风靡一时。 Short hair is all the rage now . 短发 现在 风靡一时 。 (ENG ) (ZH ) (3384)

We will run short of oil some day .	总有一天我们会耗尽石油。
We have run short of food .	我们的食物已经不够了。
I am shorter than he .	我比他矮。
In short , he was too honest .	总之，他太诚实了。
You look nice with your hair short .	你短发看起来很好看。
This coat is too short on me .	这件外套对我来说太短了。
To make a long story short , everything went fine .	总而言之，一切都很顺利。
I have no shortage of dictionaries .	我不缺字典。
Shortly after the accident , the police came .	事故发生后不久，警察就赶到了。
Don't sell yourself short .	不要低估自己。
Maybe just a short one .	也许只是一小段。
In a word , life is short .	总之，人生苦短。
She stayed there for a short while .	她在那里呆了一会儿。
We are very busy and short-handed .	我们很忙而且人手不足。
The result fell short of our expectations .	结果没有达到我们的预期。
It's a shortcut to the school .	这是去学校的捷径。
The result fell short of our expectations .	结果没有达到我们的预期。
They are short of food .	他们缺乏食物。
The day is short and there's a lot of work .	一天的时间很短，工作量很大。
He stopped short .	他突然停了下来。
I'm sorry for the short deadline .	很抱歉期限太短。
You mean you're short on fuck-buddies ?	你是说你缺少性交伙伴？
He is now short of money .	他现在缺钱。
Our stay in london was too short .	我们在伦敦停留的时间太短了。
She took down the speech in shorthand .	她速记下来了演讲稿。
I must have it shortened .	我必须把它缩短。
The result fell short of his expectation .	结果却没有达到他的预期。
He is always short of money .	他总是缺钱。
He was rather shorter with me .	他和我在一起比较矮。
To make a long story short , we married .	长话短说，我们结婚了。
You've cut my hair too short .	你把我的头发剪得太短了。
The meeting , in short , was a waste of time .	简而言之，这次会议是浪费时间。
I have run short of money .	我已经缺钱了。
We are short of money .	我们缺钱。
There was a short silence on the other end .	电话那头短暂的沉默。
I'm afraid I've run short of coffee .	恐怕我的咖啡不够了。
Cut it short all over .	把它全部剪短。
He's shorter than tom .	他比汤姆矮。
I went through my money in a very short time .	我在很短的时间内就花完了我的钱。
I was the shorter of us two .	我是我们两个中个子比较矮的一个。
It's a short walk .	步行很快就到 。
Let's keep our design dark for a short time .	让我们的设计暂时保持黑暗。
Why are you short with me ?	你为什么对我矮？
They are short of funds .	他们缺乏资金。
I am running short of money .	我缺钱了。
I cannot read the book in so short a time .	我不可能在这么短的时间内读完这本书。
It fell short of my expectation .	它没有达到我的预期。

总有一天我们会耗尽石油。

我们的食物已经不够了。

我比他矮。

总之，他太诚实了。

你短发看起来很好看。

这件外套对我来说太短了。

总而言之，一切都很顺利。

我不缺字典。

事故发生后不久，警察就赶到了。

不要低估自己。

也许只是一小段。

总之，人生苦短。

她在那里呆了一会儿。

我们很忙而且人手不足。

结果没有达到我们的预期。

这是去学校的捷径。

结果没有达到我们的预期。

他们缺乏食物。

一天的时间很短，工作量很大。

他突然停了下来。

很抱歉期限太短。

你是说你缺少性交伙伴？

他现在缺钱。

我们在伦敦停留的时间太短了。

她速记下来了演讲稿。

我必须把它缩短。

结果却没有达到他的预期。

他总是缺钱。

他和我在一起比较矮。

长话短说，我们结婚了。

你把我的头发剪得太短了。

简而言之，这次会议是浪费时间。

我已经缺钱了。

我们缺钱。

电话那头短暂的沉默。

恐怕我的咖啡不够了。

把它全部剪短。

他比汤姆矮。

我在很短的时间内就花完了我的钱。

我是我们两个中个子比较矮的一个。

步行很快就到 。

让我们的设计暂时保持黑暗。

你为什么对我矮？

他们缺乏资金。

我缺钱了。

我不可能在这么短的时间内读完这本书。

它没有达到我的预期。