1 quarter (hour)

2 moment

3 to carve

4 to engrave

5 to cut

6 oppressive

7 classifier for short time intervals

1 meticulous

2 painstaking

3 deliberate

1 time

2 juncture

3 moment

4 period of time

5 classifier: 个 gè

6 classifier: 段 duàn

7 constantly

8 always

1 at all times

1 this moment

2 now

3 at present

1 to kill two birds with one stone (idiom)

1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside

2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively

1 lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible

2 to invite disaster by overreaching oneself

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

1 to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering

2 hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity