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一时间

yī shí jiān · yi shi jian

Traditional 一時間

Meaning

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  1. for a moment
  2. momentarily
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The actor's name

  1. Liangliang

    那个(nàge)演员(yǎnyuán)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)？我(wǒ)一时间(yīshíjiān)想不起来(xiǎngbùqǐlai)。

    What's that actor called? I can't recall it for a moment.

  2. Dengdeng

    哪个(nǎge)演员(yǎnyuán)？

    Which actor?

  3. Liangliang

    就是(jiùshì)演(yǎn)那部(nàbù)电影(diànyǐng)的(de)，名字(míngzi)一时间(yīshíjiān)说不出来(shuōbuchūlái)。

    The one in that movie. I can't say the name for a moment.

  4. Dengdeng

    别急(biéjí)，你(nǐ)还(hái)记得(jìde)别的(biéde)吗(ma)？

    Don't worry. Do you remember anything else?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)记得(jìde)他的(tāde)狗(gǒu)叫(jiào)豆豆(dòudòu)。

    I only remember his dog is called Doudou.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)搜(sōu)豆豆(dòudòu)吧(ba)！

    Then let's search for Doudou!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)一(yì)时(shí)间(jiān)拿(ná)不(bu)定(dìng)主(zhǔ)意(yi)，不(bù)知(zhī)如(rú)何(hé)是(shì)好(hǎo)。

Suddenly unable to make up her mind, she didn't know what to do.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yì)时(shí)间(jiān)我(wǒ)还(hái)以(yǐ)为(wéi)他(tā)疯(fēng)了(le)。

For a moment there, I thought he had gone mad.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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