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暂时

zàn shí

HSK 4 2-character word Traditional 暫時

What 暂时 means

1. temporary; provisional; for the time being

The characters in 暂时

• 暂zàntemporary; Taiwan pr. zhàn
• 时shío'clock; time; when

Example sentences

• 我要暂时离开。
  I'll be gone for a while.
• 汤姆暂时无法开车。
  Tom won't be able to drive for a while.
• 暂时不需要，谢谢。
  Not needed at the moment, thank you.
• 暂时藏在仓库里好了。
  Hide it inside the warehouse for now.
• 他们说情况只是暂时的。
  Tāmen shuō qíngkuàng zhǐ shì zànshí de.
  They said the situation was only temporary.
• 这个问题暂时放在一边。
  That problem has been shelved for the time being.