片刻
Simplified/traditional word
片刻 English definition
piàn kè
- short period of time
- a moment
piàn kè
- short period of time
- a moment
HSK level
Characters
- 片 (piàn): thin piece; flake; a slice; film; TV play; to slice; to carve thin; partial; incomplete; one-sided; classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water; classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc; used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc;
- 刻 (kè): quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals;