zàn

HSK 7-9
common
adjective
adverb

Meaning of

暂 means short in time; temporary; temporarily; for the time being. Pronounced zàn. HSK 7-9.

  • short in time; temporary
  • temporarily; for the time being

Character Info

Radical
Strokes15
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
chǎng
zhǐ
shì
duǎn
zàn
de
 
hěn
kuài
jiù
huì
tíng
 

This rain is only short-lived and will stop soon.

zhǐ
zuò
le
zàn
duǎn
de
tíng
liú
jiù
kāi
le
 

He only stayed for a short moment and then left.

Zhè
xiū
jià
shì
zàn
duǎn
de
 
xià
zhōu
jiù
yào
huí
shàng
bān
 

This vacation is short, and I will go back to work next week.

Zhè
zhǒng
zàn
duǎn
de
kuài
néng
cháng
jiǔ
 

This kind of short-lived joy cannot last long.

men
zhī
jiān
zhǐ
yǒu
zàn
duǎn
de
jiāo
 

We only had a short overlap in our lives.