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21. 我想知道哪一条路是最短的。

    wǒ xiǎng zhī​dào nǎ yī tiáo lù shì zuì duǎn de.

    I wonder which way is the shortest.

    Source: Tatoeba

22. 他在书的末尾写了一篇短跋。

    tā zài shū de mò​wěi xiě le yī piān duǎn bá.

    He wrote a short postscript at the end of the book.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

23. 他通过手机发送了一条短消息。

    tā tōng​guò shǒu​jī fā​sòng le yī tiáo duǎn xiāo​xi.

    He sent a text message via his mobile phone.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

24. 他在短时间内创造了财富神话。

    tā zài duǎn shí​jiān nèi chuàng​zào le cái​fù shén​huà.

    He created a myth of wealth in a short period of time.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

25. 裤子太短了。

    kù​zi tài duǎn le.

    The pants are too short.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

26. 我短时间内应该没办法见你了。

    wǒ duǎn shí​jiān nèi yīng​gāi méi bàn​fǎ jiàn nǐ le.

    I don't think I will be able to see you for a while.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

27. 我喜欢短诗。

    wǒ xǐ​huan duǎn shī.

    I like short poems.

    Source: Tatoeba

28. 袖子太短了。

    xiù​zi tài duǎn le.

    The sleeves are too short.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

29. 这家工厂发放的制服有长、短两款。

    zhè jiā gōng​chǎng fā​fàng de zhì​fú yǒu cháng, duǎn liǎng kuǎn.

    The uniforms issued by this factory come in two styles: long and short.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

30. 越短越好。

    yuè duǎn yuè hǎo.

    The shorter, the better.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

31. 人生苦短。

    rén​shēng kǔ duǎn.

    Life's too short.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

32. 隋朝的历史虽然很短，但影响很深远。

    Suí cháo de lì​shǐ suī​rán hěn duǎn, dàn yǐng​xiǎng hěn shēn​yuǎn.

    Although the Sui Dynasty was short-lived, its influence was far-reaching.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

33. 这把短剑锋利无比，确是一件近战利器。

    zhè bǎ duǎn jiàn fēng​lì wú​bǐ, què​shì yī jiàn jìn​zhàn lì​qì.

    This dagger is incredibly sharp and is indeed a powerful weapon for close combat.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

34. 非常感谢你在这么短的时间里赶过来。

    fēi​cháng gǎn​xiè nǐ zài zhè​me duǎn de shí​jiān lǐ gǎn guò​lái.

    Thank you so much for coming over on such short notice.

    Source: OpenSubtitles

35. 这件事情太复杂了，很难在短时间内完成。

    zhè jiàn shì​qing tài fù​zá le, hěn nán zài duǎn shí​jiān nèi wán​chéng.

    This matter is too complex to be completed in a short time.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

36. 想要在短时间内学会一门外语实属不易。

    xiǎng​yào zài duǎn shí​jiān nèi xué​huì yī mén wài​yǔ shí​shǔ bù​yì.

    It is no easy task to learn a foreign language in a short period of time.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

37. 他的进步神速，短时间内就掌握了这门语言。

    tā de jìn​bù shén​sù, duǎn shí​jiān nèi jiù zhǎng​wò le zhè mén yǔ​yán.

    He made rapid progress and mastered the language in a short time.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

38. 他在这么短的时间内完成了这项艰巨的任务，真了不起。

    tā zài zhè​me duǎn de shí​jiān nèi wán​chéng le zhè xiàng jiān​jù de rèn​wu, zhēn liǎo​bu​qǐ.

    It's remarkable that he completed such a daunting task in such a short time.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

39. 不要当众揭人的短。

    bù yào dāng​zhòng jiē rén de duǎn.

    Don't expose others' shortcomings in public.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

40. 当众揭别人的短是不礼貌的行为。

    dāng​zhòng jiē bié​ren de duǎn shì bù lǐ​mào de xíng​wéi.

    It is rude to expose someone's shortcomings in public.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary