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三分钟热度

sān fēn zhōng rè dù

5-character word Traditional 三分鐘熱度

What 三分钟热度 means

1. brief period of enthusiasm
2. flash in the pan

The characters in 三分钟热度

• 三sānthree; 3
• 分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad)
• 钟zhōnghandleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc); variant of 钟
• 热rèto warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather)
• 度dùto pass; to spend (time); measure

Example sentences

• 我的朋友总是三分钟热度，一年就换了三份工作。
  Wǒ de péngyou zǒngshì sānfēnzhōngrèdù, yī nián jiù huàn le sān fèn gōngzuò.
  My friend has had three jobs in a year; he never sticks to anything for long.