暂 zàn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
暂且
zànqiě
for the time being; temporarily
Characters in this word
且 qiě
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 预算方案争议太大，董事会决定暂且搁置，等数据更新后再讨论。 Yùsuàn fāng'àn zhēngyì tài dà, dǒngshìhuì juédìng zànqiě gēzhì, děng shùjù gēngxīn hòu zài tǎolùn. The budget proposal is too controversial, so the board decided to set it aside for the time being and discuss it after the data is updated.
- 这个问题很复杂，我们暂且不谈。 Zhège wèntí hěn fùzá, wǒmen zànqiě bù tán. This question is very complicated, so let's not discuss it for now.
- 你暂且住在这儿，等找到房子再搬。 Nǐ zànqiě zhù zài zhèr, děng zhǎodào fángzi zài bān. Stay here for the moment and move out once you find a place.
Related words
- 暂时 zànshí temporary; for now
- 暂停 zàntíng to pause
- 短暂 duǎnzàn brief; short-lived
- 暂 zàn temporarily; for the moment
- 而且 érqiě and also; moreover
- 并且 bìngqiě and; moreover
- 姑且 gūqiě for the time being; tentatively
- 况且 kuàngqiě moreover; besides
- 且 qiě and; moreover
- 尚且 shàngqiě even; still
- 往常 wǎngcháng usually; as usual; in the past
- 照常 zhàocháng as usual; to proceed as normal