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分钟

fēn zhōng

HSK 1 2-character word Traditional 分鐘

What 分钟 means

1. minute

The characters in 分钟

• 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

Example sentences

• 休息10分钟
  Let's take a 10-minute break.
• 几分钟后见。
  See you in a couple of minutes.
• 再等十分钟！
  Wait ten more minutes!
• 请稍等五分钟。
  Please wait for five minutes.
• 再给我五分钟。
  Give me five more minutes.
• 五分钟过去了。
  Five minutes passed.

Words containing 分钟

• 三分钟热度sān fēn zhōng rè dùbrief period of enthusiasm; flash in the pan
• 台上一分钟，台下十年功tái shàng yī fēn zhōng , tái xià shí nián gōngten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)