短促 duǎncù▶ muy breve

Stroke order

短促 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.

• 短 — 12 strokes
• 促 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. short in time
2. fleeting
3. brief
4. gasping (breath)
5. curt (tone of voice)

Related words

• 仓促Apresurado, precipitado
• 督促supervisar e instar
• 促使Instar, urgir
• 促进Promover; Ascender
• 缩短Acortar
• 短信Mensaje corto

短促 is pronounced duǎncù and means “muy breve”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 短促 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.