duǎn
短刀
duǎn dāo
Short knife/dagger
裤子裁短了；b）指时间：短期
Kùzi cái duǎn le; b) zhǐ shíjiān: duǎnqī
The pants were cut too short; b) referring to time: short-term
夏季昼长夜短。
Xiàjì zhòu cháng yè duǎn.
In summer, days are long and nights are short.