片刻

piàn kè · pian ke

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. short period of time
  2. a moment

In a sentence

2 examples
01

犹(yóu)豫(yù)了(le)片(piàn)刻(kè)之(zhī)后(hòu),他(tā)把(bǎ)书(shū)放(fàng)在(zài)了(le)桌(zhuō)子(zi)上(shàng)。

After some hesitation, he laid the book on the desk.

Tatoeba: Chinese by peipei · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)稍(shāo)等(děng)片(piàn)刻(kè),我(wǒ)马(mǎ)上(shàng)回(huí)来(lái)。

Please wait a moment; I'll be right back.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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