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Simplfied Chinese
简短
Traditional Chinese
簡短
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
jiǎn duǎn
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
gaan2 dyun2
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All available English definitions briefAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: brief
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samemdbg
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: sameldc
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: brief; short-duration
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: sameldc'
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他的( tā de)
演讲(yǎn jiǎng) to make a speech
简短(jiǎn duǎn) brief
(qiě) yet
切中要害(qiè zhòng yào hài) fig. to hit home

His speech was short and to the point.

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
回答(huí dá) response
(dé děiděi) must
这么(zhè me) so much
简短(jiǎn duǎn) brief
不觉得(bù jué de) not to feel
有点(yǒu diǎn) a little
没礼貌(méi lǐ mào) boorishness
(ma) (question tag)

Don't you think it's rude to give people such a curt reply like that?

我们( men) us
简短(jiǎn duǎn) brief
(dìde) -ly
谈了(tán le) to have discussed
(tán) to chat

We spoke briefly.

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