8 sentences

1. 他只是需要短暂的休息。

   tā zhǐ​shì xū​yào duǎn​zàn de xiū​xi.

   He just needs a short rest.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 我短暂见过他一次。

   wǒ duǎn​zàn jiàn guo tā yī cì.

   I met him once, briefly.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

3. 人生十分短暂。

   rén​shēng shí​fēn duǎn​zàn.

   Life is very short.

   Source: Tatoeba

4. 生命是短暂的。

   shēng​mìng shì duǎn​zàn de.

   Life is short.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 人生太短暂了。

   rén​shēng tài duǎn​zàn le.

   Life is too short.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

6. 人生很短暂。

   rén​shēng hěn duǎn​zàn.

   Life is very short.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

7. 无线电信号中出现了一个短暂的间断。

   wú​xiàn​diàn xìn​hào zhōng chū​xiàn le yī gè duǎn​zàn de jiàn​duàn.

   There was a brief interruption in the radio signal.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 太平天朝的历史虽然短暂，但影响十分深远。

   Tài​píng Tiān​cháo de lì​shǐ suī​rán duǎn​zàn, dàn yǐng​xiǎng shí​fēn shēn​yuǎn.

   The history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was brief but had a profound impact.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary