片刻
piàn kè
Pinyin

Definition

片刻
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piàn kè
  1. short period of time
  2. a moment

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刻
kè
  1. 1 quarter (hour)
  2. 2 moment
  3. 3 to carve
  4. 4 to engrave
  5. 5 to cut
  6. 6 oppressive
  7. 7 classifier for short time intervals
图片
tú piàn
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 picture
  3. 3 photograph
  4. 4 classifier: 张 zhāng
照片
zhào piàn
  1. 1 photograph
  2. 2 picture
  3. 3 classifier: 张 zhāng
  4. 4 classifier: 套 tào
  5. 5 classifier: 幅 fú
片
piān
  1. 1 disk
  2. 2 sheet
铭刻
míng kè
  1. 1 a carved inscription

Idioms (9)

刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
  1. 1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
  2. 2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
刻薄寡恩
kè bó guǎ ēn
  1. 1 harsh and merciless (idiom)
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
  1. 1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable

Sample Sentences

现在收银中心十分拥挤，请在购物的顾客稍等片刻，再到收银中心结账，不便之处请您谅解。
xiànzài shōuyín zhōngxīn shífēn yōngjǐ ，qǐng zài gòuwù de gùkè shāoděng piànkè ，zài dào shōuyín zhōngxīn jiézhàng ，bùbiàn zhīchù qǐng nín liàngjiě 。
Due to the number of customers lining up for the cash registers, can customers please wait before proceeding to the cash registers to pay for goods. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
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好嘞，稍等片刻啊，你们先动筷吧，我把图修一下，然后加上美食评论就完美啦！
hǎo lei ，shāoděng piànkè ā ，nǐmen xiān dòngkuài ba ，wǒ bǎ túxiū yīxià ，ránhòu jiāshàng měishí pínglùn jiù wánměi la ！
OK. Wait a minute, you can start first. I'm just touching up the photo, then I'll write a food review and that'll be perfect!
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