暂且 (暫且)
zàn qiě
Pinyin

Definition

暂且 (暫且)
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zàn qiě
  1. for now
  2. for the time being
  3. temporarily

Character Decomposition

Related Words (14)

而且
ér qiě
  1. 1 (not only ...) but also
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 in addition
  4. 4 furthermore
且
qiě
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 moreover
  3. 3 yet
  4. 4 for the time being
  5. 5 to be about to
  6. 6 both (... and...)
并且
bìng qiě
  1. 1 and
  2. 2 besides
  3. 3 moreover
  4. 4 furthermore
  5. 5 in addition
且不说
qiě bù shuō
  1. 1 not to mention
  2. 2 leaving aside
且慢
qiě màn
  1. 1 to wait a moment
  2. 2 do not go too soon

Idioms (5)

得过且过
dé guò qiě guò
  1. 1 satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through
  2. 2 without high ambitions, but getting by
得饶人处且饶人
dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén
  1. 1 where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible
苟且偷安
gǒu qiě tōu ān
  1. 1 seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
  2. 2 taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
苟且偷生
gǒu qiě tōu shēng
  1. 1 to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
载歌且舞
zài gē qiě wǔ
  1. 1 singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations

Sample Sentences

唐僧应道：“也是，为师肚子也有些饥饿，不如我们暂且休息一下。”
Táng Sēng yìngdào ：“yě shì ，wéishī dùzi yě yǒuxiē jī\'è ，bùrú wǒmen zànqiě xiūxi yīxià 。”
Tang replied, "True. I'm also a bit hungry. We'd better rest for now."
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悟空急忙上前扶唐僧下马，说道：“师父师弟暂且在此休息，老孙去查探一下。”
Wùkōng jímáng shàngqián fú Táng Sēng xiàmǎ ，shuōdào ：“shīfu shīdì zànqiě zài cǐ xiūxi ，Lǎo Sūn qù chátàn yīxià 。”
Monkey hurried to help Tang down from his horse and said to him, "Master, you and the other disciples rest for a while. I'll go scout ahead."
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