短小

yī gè duǎn xiǎo de xù mù

一个短小的序幕

a brief prologue

wǒ xū yào gěi zhè běn shū qǐ gè duǎn xiǎo yǒu qù de shū míng

我需要给这本书起个短小有趣的书名。

I need a snappy title for the book.

duǎn xiǎo dàn jīng gàn

短小但精干

be short but energetic

tā shǒu bì yì cháng duǎn xiǎo jī hū suàn shì fā yù bù liáng

他手臂异常短小，几乎算是发育不良。

His arms were exceptionally short, almost stunted.