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一时

yī shí

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 一時

一时 (yī shí) means "a period of time; a while; for a short while". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 一时 means

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

The characters in 一时

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 时shío'clock; time; when

Words starting with 一时

• 一时间yī shí jiānfor a moment; momentarily
• 一时半会儿yī shí bàn huì ra short time; a little while
• 一时半刻yī shí bàn kè(idiom) a short time; a little while
• 一时半晌yī shí bàn shǎnga short time; a little while
• 一时半会yī shí bàn huìa short time; a little while
• 一时半霎yī shí bàn shàa short time; a little while
• 一时瑜亮yī shí Yú Liàngtwo remarkable persons living at the same period (as 周瑜

Words containing 一时

• 轰动一时hōng dòng yī shíto cause a sensation (idiom)
• 红极一时hóng jí yī shítremendously popular for a while
• 风靡一时fēng mǐ yī shífashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage
• 名噪一时míng zào yī shíto achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
• 烜赫一时xuǎn hè yī shíto enjoy a short-lived fame or position of power
• 独出一时dú chū yī shíincomparable; head and shoulders above the competition
• 盛极一时shèng jí yī shíall the rage for a time; grand fashion for a limited time
• 第一时间dì yī shí jiānin the first moments (of sth happening); immediately (after an event); first thing
• 风行一时fēng xíng yī shí(idiom) to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time
• 彼一时此一时bǐ yī shí cǐ yī shíthat was one thing, and this is another; times have changed
• 此一时，彼一时cǐ yī shí , bǐ yī shíthat was then, this is now; times have changed
• 在家千日好，出门一时难zài jiā qiān rì hǎo , chū mén yī shí nánlit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home…
• 聪明一世，糊涂一时cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí(idiom) even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment…
• 养兵千日，用兵一时yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng bīng yī shílit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom)…
• 哄动一时hōng dòng yī shívariant of 轰动一时
• 彼一时，此一时bǐ yī shí , cǐ yī shísee 此一時，此一时，彼一时
• 聪明一世，懵懂一时cōng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shísee 聰明一世，聪明一世，糊涂一时
• 养兵千日，用在一时yǎng bīng qiān rì , yòng zài yī shísee 養兵千日，养兵千日，用兵一时

Sounds the same

Read yī shí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 衣食clothes and food

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