秒

miǎo · miao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. second (unit of time)
  2. arc second (angular measurement unit)
  3. (coll.) instantly

In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)有(yǒu)六(liù)十(shí)分(fēn)钟(zhōng),一(yì)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)有(yǒu)六(liù)十(shí)秒(miǎo)。

An hour has sixty minutes, and a minute has sixty seconds.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)只(zhǐ)用(yòng)了(le)几(jǐ)秒(miǎo)就(jiù)把(bǎ)问(wèn)题(tí)解(jiě)决(jué)了(le)。

He solved the problem in just a few seconds.

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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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