This is the 364th most frequent Chinese word.
短
Short.
短 is used as an adjective to describe the length of the pants.
这条裤子太短了。
These pants are too short.
短 is used as an adjective to describe the duration of the speech.
他的演讲很短但很有趣。
His speech was short but interesting.
短 is used as an adjective to describe a brief period of time.