长短

zhè qún zi cháng duǎn zhèng hé shì

这裙子长短正合适。

This skirt is just the right length.

bù néng zhǐ gēn jù piān fú cháng duǎn lái píng jià yī běn xiǎo shuō

不能只根据篇幅长短来评价一本小说。

A novel is not judged only on its length.

tā de wén zhāng piān fú cháng duǎn bù yī

她的文章篇幅长短不一。

Her novels vary in length.

tā ài yì lùn lín jū de shì fēi cháng duǎn

他爱议论邻居的是非长短。

He loves to gossip about her neighbours.

bù yào zài bèi hòu shuō rén cháng duǎn

不要在背后说人长短。

Don't discuss other people behind their backs.

bèi dì li yì lùn bié rén cháng duǎn shì bù yīng gāi de

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.

wàn yī tā yǒu gè cháng duǎn wǒ zěn me xiàng tā fù mǔ jiāo dài

万一她有个长短，我怎么向她父母交代？

Should anything happen to her, how can I face her parents?

zhè shì nǐ cháng duǎn bù yào zài tí le

这事你长短不要再提了。

Don't ever mention it again for whatever reason.

míng tiān de jù huì nǐ cháng duǎn yào lái

明天的聚会你长短要来。

You need to come to the tomorrow party no matter what is happened.