一时半刻 — “A very short period of time”
一时半刻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a very short period of time”. A moment; a little while.
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一时半刻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 一yī
- 时shí
- 半bàn
- 刻kè
一时半刻 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 一时半刻
他只是出去一时半刻，很快就会回来
He just stepped out for a moment, he'll be back soon.
Idioms Related to 一时半刻
Antonyms of 一时半刻
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- yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
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- yī一bù不zuò作，，èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
- yī一bù不zuò做，，èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
- yī一bù不yā压zhòng众，，bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
- yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
- yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
- yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
- yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
- yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
- yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
- yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat
Questions about 一时半刻
- What does 一时半刻 mean?
- 一时半刻 (yī shí bàn kè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a very short period of time”.
- How do you pronounce 一时半刻?
- 一时半刻 is pronounced yī shí bàn kè in Mandarin Chinese.
- What is the Chinese definition of 一时半刻?
- 指很短的时间。