Chinese word dictionary

昼短夜长

zhòu duǎn yè cháng · the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)

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Word information

Simplified昼短夜长

Traditional晝短夜長

Pinyinzhòu duǎn yè cháng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

昼zhòu

daytime, daylight

短duǎn

brief, short; deficient, lacking

夜yè

night, dark; under cover of night

长zhǎng

long, lasting; to excel in

How to learn 昼短夜长

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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long; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte; (bound form) to be good at; (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4])

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short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault

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text message; SMS

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