暂

暫/蹔

zàn

斩 + 日

HSK 3.0Level 7

Definitions

zàn (adjective) temporary; for the time being

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 斩 represents the sound. Simplified form of 暫.

Semantic: 日 Phonetic: 斩

About

暂 is a phonosemantic compound meaning "temporary" or "brief". The semantic component 日 (sun, day) suggests time, while 斩 (zhǎn) indicates the pronunciation. Its traditional form 暫 uses 斬, the full form of 斩, but the structure remains the same: the sound element above, and the day element below.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我们暂时休息一下。

Wǒmen zànshí xiūxi yīxià.

We will take a temporary break.

比赛暂停了十分钟。

Bǐsài zàntíngle shí fēnzhōng.

The game was paused for ten minutes.

他暂时住在北京。

Tā zànshí zhù zài Běijīng.

He is temporarily living in Beijing.

这个问题暂且放一放。

Zhège wèntí zànqiě fàng yī fàng.

Let's put this issue aside for now.

短暂的旅行让我很开心。

Duǎnzàn de lǚxíng ràng wǒ hěn kāixīn.

The short trip made me very happy.

公司决定暂停这个项目。

Gōngsī juédìng zàntíng zhège xiàngmù.

The company decided to suspend this project.

由于天气原因，航班暂时延误。

Yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn, hángbān zànshí yánwù.

Due to weather conditions, the flight is temporarily delayed.

在政策调整期间，我们将暂时采取保守策略。

Zài zhèngcè tiáozhěng qījiān, wǒmen jiāng zànshí cǎiqǔ bǎoshǒu cèlüè.

During the policy adjustment period, we will temporarily adopt a conservative strategy.

Related Characters

Component: 斩

Component: 日

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