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一时

yī shí · yi shi

Traditional 一時

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. a period of time
  2. a while
  3. for a short while
  4. temporary
  5. momentary
  6. at the same time
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In a conversation

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Who is he?

  1. Dengdeng

    那个(nàge)人(rén)你(nǐ)认识(rènshi)吗(ma)？

    Do you know that person?

  2. Liangliang

    认识(rènshi)，可(kě)我(wǒ)一时(yīshí)想不起(xiǎngbùqǐ)他(tā)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)。

    Yes, but I cannot think of his name right now.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)一时(yīshí)想不起来(xiǎngbùqǐlai)。别急(biéjí)，想想(xiǎngxiǎng)。

    I cannot think of it for the moment either. Wait, let me think.

  4. Liangliang

    啊(a)，他(tā)是(shì)我们(wǒmen)的(de)英语(yīngyǔ)老师(lǎoshī)！

    Oh, he is our English teacher!

  5. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)说(shuō)“老师好(lǎoshīhǎo)”！

    Quick, let's say hello, teacher!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yì)时(shí)失(shī)言(yán)常(cháng)常(cháng)会(huì)带(dài)来(lái)意(yì)想(xiǎng)不(bu)到(dào)的(de)结(jié)果(guǒ)。

A slip of the tongue often brings about unexpected results.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)一(yì)时(shí)想(xiǎng)不(bu)起(qǐ)他(tā)的(de)名(míng)字(zi)了(le)。

I can't recall his name for the moment.

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