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暂且

暂且 zànqiě

暂且 zànqiě Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 暂且 zànqiě .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zànqiě | zan4 qie3
English translation
for now
for the time being
temporarily

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Traditional form

暫且

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 暂且 zànqiě

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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
qiě

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a sacrificial altar. The current meaning "moreover" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

月一

Number of Strokes

5

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暂且 zànqiě Decomposition

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暂且 zànqiě Compounds

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  • zàn
    • qiě
      • zhù
        • chú , , , chú , , chú
        • , , , ,
      • xiàn
        • biāo
          • máo , bìn , zōng , liè , , , sōng , rán , kūn , kūn , , fǎng , dàn , kūn , bìn , , tiáo , , máo , xiū , kuò , zhuā , shāo , , , péng , quán , jiān , , jiū , , lián , zhěn , sān , màn , mán , sēng , huán , kuài , , , , , , , , , , ,
          • , 髿, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , bìn ,
        • xuán ,
      • xìn
      • cuó
        • zhā , , , ,
      • jiě , , , , , , , guǎ , dié , , , , , , , , , , dié , , , , , , zhā , chá , , , , , chú , , zǎng , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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