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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

长短 [chángduǎn]
  1. 1. noun [长度] length
  2. 2. noun [意外] accident

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

长短 [chángduǎn]
  1. 1. length
    这两条扁担长短差不多。
    The two carrying poles are about the same length.
    这件上衣长短正合适。
    This coat is just the right length.
    尺子可以量出这张桌子的长短。
    要买件大小长短都合适的衣服，否则会造成浪费的。
  2. 2. accident; mishap
    万一这孩子的母亲有个长短，怎么办?
    What if anything should happen to the child's mother?
    出门在外要注意安全，父母可不想你有什么长短。
  3. 3. right and wrong; strong and weak points
    背地里议论别人长短是不应该的。
    It is not right to gossip about a person behind his back.
    他从不在背后议论别人长短。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

长短 [chángduǎn]
  1. 1. 名 长度；尺寸
    绳子长短正合适
  2. 2. 名 长处和短处;好与坏;是与非
    评出个长短来
  3. 3. 名 指死亡等意外变故或危险
    他万一有个长短怎么办?
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Examples

长短不一
differ in length → 不一
这两条扁担长短差不多。
The two carrying poles are about the same length. → 长短
这件上衣长短正合适。
This coat is just the right length. → 长短
万一这孩子的母亲有个长短，怎么办?
What if anything should happen to the child's mother? → 长短
背地里议论别人长短是不应该的。
It is not right to gossip about a person behind his back. → 长短
这张纸两边长短不齐。
The two edges of this piece of paper aren't even in length. → 两边
这两根筷子长短不齐。
These two chopsticks are not of equal (or uniform) length. → 齐
长短适度
be the right length → 适度
这部参考书里的阅读文章按字数长短编排。 → 编排
尺子可以量出这张桌子的长短。 → 长短
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Word Decomposition

长
[cháng] 		+ 短
[duǎn]

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