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CORE WORDS

HSK 1.0 (1992)	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
A	短	短	duan3	short/ brief
A	鍛煉	锻炼	duan4lian4	take exercise/ physical training
A	段	段	duan4	segment/ period/ paragraph
B	手段	手段	shou3duan4	means/ measure/ method
B	階段	阶段	jie1duan4	stage/ phase
B	端	端	duan1	carry
B	短期	短期	duan3qi1	short-term
B	斷	断	duan4	sever
B	判斷	判断	pan4duan4	judge/ decide/ judgement
B	不斷	不断	bu2duan4	unceasing/ continuous
C	端	端	duan1	extremity/ end/ beginning/ reason/ cause
C	端正	端正	duan1zheng4	upright/ regular/ balanced/ correct/ rectify
C	壟斷	垄断	long3duan4	monopolize
C	極端	极端	ji2duan1	utter/ extreme/ extremity
C	中斷	中断	zhong1duan4	midway-break/ interrupt/ suspend/ break off/ intermit
C	縮短	缩短	suo1duan3	shrink-shorter/ shorten/ curtail/ cut short/
D	終端	终端	zhong1duan1	terminal
D	診斷	诊断	zhen3duan4	diagnose
D	爭端	争端	zheng1duan1	issue
D	弊端	弊端	bi4duan1	disadvantage/ malpractice
D	尖端	尖端	jian1duan1	top end
D	短處	短处	duan3chu4	shortcoming
D	短促	短促	duan3cu4	very brief
D	短暫	短暂	duan3zan4	ephemeral/ brief
D	緞子	缎子	duan4zi	satin
D	斷定	断定	duan4ding4	be sure/ figure out
D	斷斷續續	断断续续	duan4duan4 xu4xu4	off and on/ intermittently
D	斷絕	断绝	duan4jue2	break off/ sever
D	簡短	简短	jian3duan3	short/ curt
D	長短	长短	chang2duan3	length
D	頂端	顶端	ding3duan1	top/ peak/ apex
D	果斷	果断	guo3duan4	decisive/ manful

HSK 2.0 (2010)	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
3		短	duan3	short or brief/ to lack/ weak point/ fault
3		段	duan4	paragraph/ section/ segment/ stage (of a process)/ classifier for stories; periods of time; lengths of thread etc
3		锻炼	duan4 lian4	to engage in physical exercise/ to toughen/ to temper
4		判断	pan4 duan4	to decide/ to determine/ CL:個|个[ge4]
4		断	duan4	to break/ to snap/ to cut off/ to give up or abstain from sth/ to judge/ (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely;decidedly
5		诊断	zhen3 duan4	diagnosis/ to diagnose
5		不断	bu4 duan4	unceasing/ uninterrupted/ continuous/ constant
5		阶段	jie1 duan4	stage/ section/ phase/ period/ CL:個|个[ge4]
5		短信	duan3 xin4	text message/ SMS
5		缩短	suo1 duan3	to curtail/ to cut down
6		争端	zheng1 duan1	dispute/ controversy/ conflict
6		不择手段	bu4 ze2 shou3 duan4	by fair means or foul/ by hook or by crook/ unscrupulously
6		垄断	long3 duan4	enjoy market dominance/ monopolize
6		端	duan1	end/ extremity/ item/ port/ to hold sth level with both hands/ to carry/ regular
6		端午节	duan1 wu3 jie2	The Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
6		端正	duan1 zheng4	upright/ regular/ proper/ correct
6		短促	duan3 cu4	short in time/ fleeting/ brief
6		断定	duan4 ding4	to conclude/ to determine/ to come to a judgment
6		断断续续	duan4 duan4 xu4 xu4	intermittent/ off and on/ discontinuous/ stop-go/ stammering/ disjointed/ inarticulate
6		断绝	duan4 jue2	to sever/ to break off
6		中断	zhong1 duan4	to cut short/ to break off/ to discontinue
6		果断	guo3 duan4	firm/ decisive
6		极端	ji2 duan1	extreme
6		片段	pian4 duan4	fragment (of speech etc)/ extract (from book etc)/ episode (of story etc)
6		弊端	bi4 duan1	malpractice/ abuse/ corrupt practice
6		尖端	jian1 duan1	sharp pointed end/ the tip/ the cusp/ tip-top/ most advanced and sophisticated/ highest peak/ the best

HSK 3.0 (2022)	Big5	Gb	Pin	Eng
2	短	短	duǎn	short, brief
2	短信	短信	duǎnxìn	text message, SMS
2	段	段	duàn	m.[general]
3	不斷	不断	bùduàn	unceasingly, continuously
3	短褲	短裤	duǎnkù	short pants, shorts
3	短處	短处	duǎnchu	shortcoming, defect, fault, one's weak points
3	斷	断	duàn	give up, cut off, break off, stop, abstain from, judge, snap, break, decide
3	短期	短期	duǎnqī	short term, short-term
3	判斷	判断	pànduàn	judge, determine
4	鍛煉	锻炼	duànliàn	to toughen, to temper, to engage in physical exercise, to work out, (fig.) to develop one's skills, to train oneself
4	階段	阶段	jiēduàn	staged, period, phase angle, stage, gradation, level, peg, grade, remove, phase, leg, step
4	縮短	缩短	suō duǎn	shorten, curtail, cut down
5	手段	手段	shǒuduàn	resource, recourse, vehicle, wile, stratagem, gambit, artifice, instrument, twist, road, trick, ploy, shift, resort, polity, step, instrumentation, plan of attack, communication, artillery, finesse, means, channel, approach, implement, medium, gimmick, attack, device, refuge, method, instrumentality, stepping-stone, gateway, ministry, measure, way, tactic, expedient, quomodo, machinery, t
5	診斷	诊断	zhěnduàn	diagnose
5	中斷	中断	zhōngduàn	to cut short, to break off, to discontinue, to interrupt
6	長短	长短	chángduǎn	length, duration, accident, right and wrong, good and bad, long and short
6	打斷	打断	dǎ duàn	to interrupt, to break off, to break (a bone)
6	端	端	duān	old variant of 端[duan1], start, origin
6	端午節	端午节	Duānwǔjié	Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)
6	短片	短片	duǎnpiàn	short film, video clip
6	極端	极端	jíduān	extreme, exceeding
7	弊端	弊端	bìduān	malpractice, abuse, corrupt practice
7	地段	地段	dìduàn	section, district
7	端正	端正	duānzhèng	upright, regular, proper, correct
7	短缺	短缺	duǎnquē	shortage
7	短暫	短暂	duǎnzàn	fleet, of short duration, brief, transient
7	段落	段落	duànluò	phase, time interval, paragraph, (written) passage
7	斷斷續續	断断续续	duànduàn-xùxù	intermittent, off and on, discontinuous, stop-go, stammering, disjointed, inarticulate
7	斷定	断定	duàndìng	to conclude, to determine, to come to a judgment
7	斷裂	断裂	duànliè	fracture, rupture, to break apart
7	果斷	果断	guǒduàn	firm, decisive
7	尖端	尖端	jiānduān	sharp pointed end, the tip, the cusp, tip-top, most advanced and sophisticated, highest peak, the best
7	簡短	简短	jiǎnduǎn	brief, short-duration
7	間斷	间断	jiànduàn	disconnected, interrupted, suspended
7	壟斷	垄断	lǒngduàn	monopolize
7	路段	路段	lùduàn	Section
7	片段	片段	piànduàn	part, extract, fragment
7	切斷	切断	qiē duàn	sever, shut_off, amputate, disconnect, cut_off, joint, cut off, mutilate, cutting_off, lop, hang_up, interrupt, hang up, guillotine
7	時段	时段	shíduàn	slot, time slot, period of time
7	推斷	推断	tuīduàn	to infer, to deduce, to predict, to extrapolate
7	一長一短	一长一短	yī cháng yī duǎn	A long one
7	源源不斷	源源不断	yuányuánbùduàn	a steady flow (idiom), an unending stream
7	爭端	争端	zhēngduān	dispute, controversy, conflict

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

不守时是他的短处。 Punctuality is his weak point . 不 守时 是 他 的 短处 。 (ENG ) (ZH ) (1155)

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)

他们在旅途中短暂的休息。 They are taking a brief rest in the middle of their journey . 他们 在 旅途 中 短暂 的 休息 。 (ENG ) (ZH ) (2112)

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)