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一时
一時
yīshí
1. a period of time
2. a while
3. for a short while
4. temporary
5. momentary
6. at the same time

Compound Words (20)

一时间
yīshíjiān
for a moment
一时半刻
yīshíbànkè
a short time
一时半晌
yīshíbànshǎng
a short time
一时半会
yīshíbànhuì
a short time
一时半霎
yīshíbànshà
a short time
名噪一时
míngzàoyīshí
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
哄动一时
hōngdòngyīshí
variant of [[轟動一時|轰动一时<hōngdòngyīshí>]]
烜赫一时
xuǎnhèyīshí
to enjoy a short-lived fame or position of power
独出一时
dúchūyīshí
incomparable
盛极一时
shèngjíyīshí
all the rage for a time
第一时间
dìyīshíjiān
in the first moments (of sth happening)
轰动一时
hōngdòngyīshí
to cause a sensation (idiom)
风行一时
fēngxíngyīshí
to be popular for a while
风靡一时
fēngmǐyīshí
fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage
一时半会儿
yīshíbànhuìr
a short time
彼一时此一时
bǐyīshícǐyīshí
that was one thing, and this is another
聪明一世,懵懂一时
cóngmingyīshì,měngdǒngyīshí
see [[聰明一世,糊塗一時|聪明一世,糊涂一时<cóngmingyīshì]], [[hútuyīshí>]]
聪明一世,糊涂一时
cóngmingyīshì,hútuyīshí
even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement (idiom)
养兵千日,用兵一时
yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngbīngyīshí
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
养兵千日,用在一时
yǎngbīngqiānrì,yòngzàiyīshí
see [[養兵千日,用兵一時|养兵千日,用兵一时<yǎngbīngqiānrì]], [[yòngbīngyīshí>]]

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