暂 zàn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
暂
zàn
temporarily; for the moment
Character
Example phrases
- 鉴于证据仍需核实，委员会决定暂不公布调查结论。 Jiànyú zhèngjù réng xū héshí, wěiyuánhuì juédìng zàn bù gōngbù diàochá jiélùn. Given that the evidence still needs to be verified, the committee decided not to publish its conclusions for the moment.
- 这个问题暂没有答案，我们下次再讨论。 Zhège wèntí zàn méiyǒu dá'àn, wǒmen xiàcì zài tǎolùn. This question has no answer for the moment; we will discuss it next time.
- 会议暂定在周五上午举行。 Huìyì zàndìng zài zhōuwǔ shàngwǔ jǔxíng. The meeting is tentatively scheduled for Friday morning.
Related words
- 暂时 zànshí temporary; for now
- 暂停 zàntíng to pause
- 短暂 duǎnzàn brief; short-lived
- 暂且 zànqiě for the time being; temporarily
- 再度 zàidù once again; a second time
- 往常 wǎngcháng usually; as usual; in the past
- 随即 suíjí immediately afterwards; thereupon
- 照常 zhàocháng as usual; to proceed as normal
- 一早 yìzǎo early morning; first thing
- 照例 zhàolì as usual; as a rule; usually
- 眼下 yǎnxià at present; currently
- 向来 xiànglái always; consistently