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 CL:張|张[zhāng]
照片
zhào piàn
  1. 1 photograph
  2. 2 picture
  3. 3 CL:張|张[zhāng],套[tào],幅[fú]
片
piān
  1. 1 disk
  2. 2 sheet
铭刻
míng kè
  1. 1 a carved inscription
切片
qiē piàn
  1. 1 to slice
  2. 2 slice
  3. 3 thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination)
刻意
kè yì
  1. 1 meticulous
  2. 2 painstaking
  3. 3 deliberate
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
动画片
dòng huà piàn
  1. 1 animated film
卡片
kǎ piàn
  1. 1 card
即刻
jí kè
  1. 1 immediately
  2. 2 instant
  3. 3 instantly
名片
míng piàn
  1. 1 (business) card
唱片
chàng piàn
  1. 1 gramophone record
  2. 2 LP
  3. 3 music CD
  4. 4 musical album
  5. 5 CL:張|张[zhāng]
大片
dà piàn
  1. 1 wide expanse
  2. 2 large area
  3. 3 vast stretch
  4. 4 extending widely
  5. 5 blockbuster movie
底片
dǐ piàn
  1. 1 negative
  2. 2 photographic plate
影片
yǐng piàn
  1. 1 film
  2. 2 movie
  3. 3 CL:部[bù]
恐怖片
kǒng bù piàn
  1. 1 horror movie
  2. 2 CL:部[bù]
明信片
míng xìn piàn
  1. 1 postcard
时刻
shí kè
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 juncture
  3. 3 moment
  4. 4 period of time
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],段[duàn]
  6. 6 constantly
  7. 7 always
时时刻刻
shí shí kè kè
  1. 1 at all times

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
刻鹄类鹜
kè hú lèi wù
  1. 1 to aim to carve a swan and get a semblance of a duck (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail utterly in trying to copy something
  3. 3 to get a reasonably good, if not perfect, result
只言片语
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
  1. 1 just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
精雕细刻
jīng diāo xì kè
  1. 1 lit. fine sculpting (idiom); fig. to work with extreme care and precision
铭心刻骨
míng xīn kè gǔ
  1. 1 engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
  2. 2 undying gratitude

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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