一时

yī shí

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Definitions

  1. 1. a period of time
  2. 2. a while
  3. 3. for a short while
  4. 4. temporary
  5. 5. momentary
  6. 6. at the same time

Words Containing 一时

一时半霎
yī shí bàn shà

a short time

一时间
yī shí jiān

for a moment

一时半刻
yī shí bàn kè

a short time

一时半会
yī shí bàn huì

a short time

一时瑜亮
yī shí yú liàng

two remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜[zhōu yú] and 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[zhū gě liàng])

一时半晌
yī shí bàn shǎng

a short time

名噪一时
míng zào yī shí

to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity

在家千日好,出门一时难
zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nán

lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)

彼一时此一时
bǐ yī shí cǐ yī shí

that was one thing, and this is another

烜赫一时
xuǎn hè yī shí

to enjoy a short-lived fame or position of power

无一事而不学,无一时而不学,无一处而不得
wú yī shì ér bù xué , wú yī shí ér bù xué , wú yī chù ér bù dé

Study everything, at all times, everywhere. (Zhu Xi 朱熹[zhū xī])

独出一时
dú chū yī shí

incomparable

盛极一时
shèng jí yī shí

all the rage for a time

第一时间
dì yī shí jiān

in the first moments (of sth happening)

红极一时
hóng jí yī shí

tremendously popular for a while

聪明一世,懵懂一时
cōng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shí

see 聰明一世,糊塗一時|聪明一世,糊涂一时[cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí]

聪明一世,糊涂一时
cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí

even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom)

轰动一时
hōng dòng yī shí

to cause a sensation (idiom)

风行一时
fēng xíng yī shí

to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time

风靡一时
fēng mǐ yī shí

fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage

养兵千日,用兵一时
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí

lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off

养兵千日,用在一时
yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī shí

see 養兵千日,用兵一時|养兵千日,用兵一时[yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shí]

Child Words of 一时