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暂时 (zàn shí): temporary, for the time being

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4adjective

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: temporary, for the time being
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

temporary
provisional
for the time being
temporary
provisional
for the time being
temporarily

Chinese explanation

表示某种情况或状态只在短时间内存在，不会长久持续
常用于说明动作或状态是临时的，之后会改变或结束。

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Character breakdown

HSK 7

temporary

HSK 2

oclock

Example sentences

I am staying here temporarily.

This is only a temporary difficulty.

He cannot come to the meeting for the time being.

Let's put this problem aside for the time being.

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