Meaning
temporarily
Chinese: 暂时、短时间。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zan” becomes a different word in each tone. 暂 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 暂时zàn shítemporary; provisional; for the time being
- 暂停zàn tíngto suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player)
- 暂且zàn qiěfor now; for the time being; temporarily
- 短暂duǎn zànof short duration; brief; momentary
- 暂行zàn xíngprovisional
Example Sentence
我们先暂停一下，休息五分钟。Wǒ men xiān zàn tíng yí xià, xiū xi wǔ fēn zhōng.Let us pause for a moment and rest for five minutes.
我们Wǒ menwe先xiānbeforehand暂停zàn tíngto suspend一下yí xiàall at once，休息xiū xirest五wǔfive分钟fēn zhōngminute。