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秒

miǎo · miao

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Meaning

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  1. second (unit of time)
  2. arc second (angular measurement unit)
  3. (coll.) instantly
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Ten seconds

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)能(néng)在(zài)十秒(shímiǎo)内(nèi)穿好(chuānhǎo)鞋子(xiézi)！

    I can put on my shoes within ten seconds!

  2. Liangliang

    十秒(shímiǎo)？我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)计时(jìshí)。

    Ten seconds? I'll time you.

  3. Dengdeng

    开始(kāishǐ)！

    Start!

  4. Liangliang

    二十秒(èrshímiǎo)了(le)，你(nǐ)还(hái)在(zài)找(zhǎo)左脚(zuǒjiǎo)的(de)鞋(xié)。

    It's twenty seconds, and you're still looking for your left shoe.

  5. Dengdeng

    再(zài)给(gěi)我(wǒ)四十秒(sìshímiǎo)！

    Give me forty more seconds!

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)的(de)十秒(shímiǎo)，已经(yǐjīng)变成(biànchéng)一分钟(yīfēnzhōng)了(le)。

    Your ten seconds has turned into a minute.

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01

一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)有(yǒu)六(liù)十(shí)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)，一(yì)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)有(yǒu)六(liù)十(shí)秒(miǎo)。

An hour has sixty minutes, and a minute has sixty seconds.

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

02

他(tā)只(zhǐ)用(yòng)了(le)几(jǐ)秒(miǎo)就(jiù)把(bǎ)问(wèn)题(tí)解(jiě)决(jué)了(le)。

He solved the problem in just a few seconds.

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