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暂时 Pronunciation and Pinyin

暂时 Usage and Examples

Temporarily, for a short period.

很遗憾,我们暂时脱销了。

I'm afraid we're temporarily out of stock.

昨天旷工的工人被暂时停职。

The workers who abstained from work yesterday have been suspended.

The characters in 暂时

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
暂
zàn12temporary or for now
时
shí7time, moment, or hour

More words starting with 暂

  • zàn暂bù不Not yet, Not for now
  • zàn暂qiě且for the time being
  • zàn暂dài代temporarily replace, substitute
  • zàn暂tíng停Pause
  • zàn暂tíng停xià下lai来pause, stop
  • zàn暂tíng停le了paused, suspended
  • zàn暂tíng停yíng营yè业Temporarily closed, Business suspended
  • zàn暂cuò厝To temporarily house a coffin, To temporarily store
  • zàn暂dìng定Tentative, Provisional
  • zàn暂xī息Pause, Respite
  • zàn暂fàng放put aside, set aside
  • zàn暂shí时xìng性de地temporarily, provisionally

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Questions about 暂时

What does 暂时 mean in Chinese?

暂时 (zàn shí) means “Temporarily, for a short period”.

How do you pronounce 暂时?

暂时 is pronounced zàn shí in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Temporarily, for a short period.” in Chinese?

“Temporarily, for a short period.” is 暂时 (zàn shí) in Chinese.

How is 暂时 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 暂时, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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