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秒
miǎo
a second; a corn kernel; measure word for time
🔤 Pictophonetic:
禾 (grain) provides meaning, 少 provides pronunciation
Words Using 秒 (16)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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秒
miǎo
second (of time) / unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree
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秒
miǎo
second (of time) / unit of angle or arc equivalent to one sixtieth of a degree
毫秒
háomiǎo
millisecond, ms
毫秒
háomiǎo
millisecond, ms
微秒
wēimiǎo
microsecond, µs, 10^-6 s
微秒
wēimiǎo
microsecond, µs, 10^-6 s
每分每秒
měifēnměimiǎo
all the time
每分每秒
měifēnměimiǎo
all the time
皮秒
pímiǎo
picosecond, ps, 10^-12 s
皮秒
pímiǎo
picosecond, ps, 10^-12 s
纳秒
nàmiǎo
nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (PRC) / Taiwan equivalent: [[奈秒<nàimiǎo>]]
纳秒
nàmiǎo
nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (PRC) / Taiwan equivalent: [[奈秒<nàimiǎo>]]
分秒必争
fēnmiǎobìzhēng
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose / every moment counts
分秒必争
fēnmiǎobìzhēng
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose / every moment counts
奈秒
nàimiǎo
nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Taiwan) / PRC equivalent: [[納秒|纳秒<nàmiǎo>]]
奈秒
nàimiǎo
nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Taiwan) / PRC equivalent: [[納秒|纳秒<nàmiǎo>]]
争分夺秒
zhēngfēnduómiǎo
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time / making every second count
争分夺秒
zhēngfēnduómiǎo
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time / making every second count
秒差距
miǎochājù
parallax second or parsec or pc, astronomic unit of distance, approx 3.26 light years
秒差距
miǎochājù
parallax second or parsec or pc, astronomic unit of distance, approx 3.26 light years
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⿰禾少
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shǎo
少
few, little; less; inadequate
📷 Pictographic:
Grains of sand; 小 provides the pronunciation and meaning
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HSK 1