暂
short time; temporarily
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesadjective
short in time; temporary
Used to describe a short duration, often paired with time-related nouns or contrasted with "久".
This rain is only short-lived and will stop soon.
He only stayed for a short moment and then left.
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This vacation is short, and I will go back to work next week.
This kind of short-lived joy cannot last long.
We only had a short overlap in our lives.
adverb
temporarily; for the time being
Used to indicate that an action or state will only last for a short period, often placed before verbs or adjectives.
The park is temporarily closed for equipment maintenance.
We are staying at our relatives' house temporarily until we find a new apartment.
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The government issued a provisional regulation to standardize market order.
We will not respond to this question for the time being.
Our cooperation project has come to a temporary pause, pending further notice.