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秒 (miǎo): second, unit of time

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 4classifier

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
second, unit of time
Characters
1
Part of speech
classifier
HSK level
HSK 4
Strokes
9
Radical
禾
Structure
左右结构

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • second (unit of time)
  • arc second (angular measurement unit)
  • (coll.) instantly
  • (colloquial) instantly
  • in a split second

Chinese explanation

  • 时间单位,是一分钟的六十分之一
  • 也泛指极短的时间,如“秒表”“分秒必争”。

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9 strokes

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Example sentences

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Please wait a few seconds for me, I'll be ready soon.

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He only needs ten seconds to run one hundred meters.

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Time flies so fast; it passes in a second.

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The red light still has five seconds; let's wait a bit longer.

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Please wait for me one second.

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He ran one hundred meters in under ten seconds.

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This angle is thirty degrees and five arc seconds.

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He replied to my message in seconds.

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