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暂时

暂时 zànshí

暂时 zànshí Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 暂时 zànshí .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zànshí | zan4 shi2
English translation
temporary
provisional
for the time being

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Traditional form

暫時

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 暂时 zànshí

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zàn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and zhǎn represents the sound. Simplified form of zàn .

Phonetic compound

zhǎn

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

斩日

Number of Strokes

12
shí

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of shí .

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

日寸

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 暂时 zànshí

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tiān 使 shǐ 这位 zhè wèi 老人 lǎo rén 暂时 zànshí 免受 miǎn shòu 风湿病 zhī .

The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.

kào zhāo 船头 chuán tóu 跪下 guì xia , 暂时 zànshí yòu diào Suǒ kuà zài bēi shǎng .

He kneeled against the bow and, for a moment, slipped the line over his back again.

我们 wǒmen xiǎng 暂时 zànshí kuà liǎng 马鞍 mǎ ān lái 考虑 kǎolǜ 问题 wèntí .

We shall try to drive them for a while in double harness.

汤姆 Tāng mǔ Xiāo 两家暂时 zànshí hǎo .

The relations between the Toms and Shaws have been patched up.

冯云卿 fáng yǒu zhè wèn ,暂时 zànshí 怔住 le .

Feng Yun - ching was stumped for a moment.

暂时 zànshí Decomposition

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暂时 zànshí Compounds

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