For a moment in Chinese
for a moment · HSK 6
一时
- 一 one
- 时 time
我一时想不起他的名字。 For a moment I couldn't remember his name.
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How do you say for a moment in Chinese?
For a moment in Chinese is 一时 (yī shí).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
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