秒

Second (unit of time) in Chinese: 秒 (miǎo)

miǎo

second (unit of time)

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1second (unit of time)
  2. 2arc second (angular measurement unit)
  3. 3(coll.) instantly

Stroke order

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秒

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧㄠˇ

miǎo

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 分秒必争。

    fēn miǎo bì zhēng。

    Every minute counts.

  • 一分钟有六十秒。

    yì fēn zhōng yǒu liù shí miǎo。

    A minute has sixty seconds.

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Related words

争分夺秒

zhēng fēn duó miǎo

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom)

命令

mìng lìng

order

模仿

mó fǎng

to imitate

模糊

mó hu

vague

牛仔裤

niú zǎi kù

jeans

偶然

ǒu rán

incidentally

赔偿

péi cháng

to compensate

盆

pén

basin

披

pī

to drape over one's shoulders

皮鞋

pí xié

leather shoes

匹

pǐ

classifier for horses, mules etc

频道

pín dào

frequency

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