Chinese word dictionary

较短絜长

jiào duǎn xié cháng · to compare long and short; to compare the pros and cons

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Word information

Simplified较短絜长

Traditional較短絜長

Pinyinjiào duǎn xié cháng

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Character breakdown

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

较jiào

to compare; relatively; more

短duǎn

brief, short; deficient, lacking

絜jié

line, marking; to assess, to measure

长zhǎng

long, lasting; to excel in

How to learn 较短絜长

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Words with the same characters

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长cháng

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

比较bǐjiào

to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison

短duǎn

short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault

短裤duǎnkù

short pants; shorts

校长xiàozhǎng

(college, university) president; headmaster; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]

短信duǎnxìn

text message; SMS