| 短 |
duǎn qī | short term / short-term |
| 短 |
duǎn | short / brief / to lack / weak point / fault |
| 期 |
qī | variant of 期 / period / cycle |
| 期 |
qī | a period of time / phase / stage / classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study / time / term / period / to hope / Taiwan pr. [qi2] |