一
时

A period of time in Chinese: 一时 (yī shí)

yī shí

a period of time

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 一時1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1a period of time
  2. 2a while
  3. 3for a short while
  4. 4temporary
  5. 5momentary
  6. 6at the same time

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一
时

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

一时

Simplified

一時

Traditional

Example sentences

See 一时 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我一时想不起他的名字。

    wǒ yì shí xiǎng bù qǐ tā de míng zì。

    For a moment I couldn't recall his name.

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Related words

一

yī

one

时

shí

o'clock

时候

shí hou

time

第一

dì yī

first

时间

shí jiān

time

小时

xiǎo shí

hour

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

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