暫
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zàn · temporary

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Learn every stroke in 暫

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 暫

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Example sentences

Notice where 暫 sits in each complete thought.

Rén shēng shí fēn duǎn zàn.人生十分短暫。

Life is very short.

Source: Tatoeba #339480 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zàn shí cáng zài cāng kù lǐ hǎo le.暫時藏在倉庫裡好了。

Hide it inside the warehouse for now.

Source: Tatoeba #1667237 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yào zàn shí lí kāi.我要暫時離開。

I'll be gone for a while.

Source: Tatoeba #5907491 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè gè wèn tí zàn shí fàng zài yì biān.這個問題暫時放在一邊。

That problem has been shelved for the time being.

Source: Tatoeba #393399 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén shēng duǎn zàn, yòng lái dān xīn zhè zhǒng shì qíng, shí zài tài làng fèi le.人生短暫,用來擔心這種事情,實在太浪費了。

Life is too short to worry about things like that.

Source: Tatoeba #1566313 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén shēng shí fēn duǎn zàn, wǒ mén bù yīng gāi làng fèi shí jiàn.人生十分短暫,我們不應該浪費時間。

Life being very short, we ought not to waste time.

Source: Tatoeba #793603 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 暫 in context

  1. Say zàn, then recall the core meaning: temporary.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 暫 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.