秒

miǎo

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Measure word Very common

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 分 fēn 分 fēn to divide; to separate minute as a unit: to divide; to separate

Related words

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• 小时 xiǎo shí 小时 xiǎo shí hour larger unit of time: hour
• 毫秒 háo miǎo 毫秒 háo miǎo millisecond, ms millisecond: millisecond, ms

Usage notes

Formality

The meaning 'instantly' is colloquial and typical of spoken Chinese.

Example Sentences

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再等十 秒 。

Wait ten more seconds.

這則訊息將在五 秒 後自動銷毀。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4813513)

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Words Containing 秒

• 争分夺秒 争分夺秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo: lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
• 三秒胶 三秒胶 sān miǎo jiāo: superglue
• 分秒必争 分秒必争 fēn miǎo bì zhēng: seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
• 奈秒 奈秒 nài miǎo: PRC equivalent: 納秒|纳秒[nà miǎo]
• 微秒 微秒 wēi miǎo: microsecond, µs, 10^-6 s
• 每分每秒 每分每秒 měi fēn měi miǎo: all the time
• 毫秒 毫秒 háo miǎo: millisecond, ms
• 皮秒 皮秒 pí miǎo: picosecond, ps, 10^-12 s
• 秒射 秒射 miǎo shè: to ejaculate within a few seconds during sex
• 秒差距 秒差距 miǎo chā jù: parsec (astronomy)
• 秒懂 秒懂 miǎo dǒng: to understand instantly
• 秒杀 秒杀 miǎo shā: (Internet) flash sale
• 秒看 秒看 miǎo kàn: to take in at a glance
• 秒秒钟 秒秒钟 miǎo miǎo zhōng: in a matter of seconds
• 秒表 秒表 miǎo biǎo: stopwatch
• 秒针 秒针 miǎo zhēn: second hand (of a clock)
• 秒钟 秒钟 miǎo zhōng: (time) second
• 纳秒 纳秒 nà miǎo: nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (PRC)
• 角秒符号 角秒符号 jiǎo miǎo fú hào: double prime symbol (″) (math., linguistics etc)
• 飞秒 飞秒 fēi miǎo: femtosecond, fs, 10^-15 s