Chinese word dictionary

一时半霎

yī shí bàn shà · a short time; a little while

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Word information

Simplified一时半霎

Traditional一時半霎

Pinyinyī shí bàn shà

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

一yī

one; first

时shí

time, season; period, era, age

半bàn

half; semi-, incomplete

霎shà

drizzle, light rain; fleeting, passing

How to learn 一时半霎

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Words with the same characters

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半bàn

half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half

时候shíhou

time; length of time; moment; period

时间shíjiān

(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time

第一dì yī

first; number one; primary

小时xiǎoshí

hour; CL:個|个[ge4]

一yī

one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit