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What does 片刻 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

片刻 piànkè

a moment; an instant

Its characters

  1. 片 piàn thin piece
  2. 刻 kè moment (as in 时刻)

In a sentence

请您在这里稍等片刻。 Please wait here for a moment.

二神领命,一个极目远望,一个侧耳细听,片刻之后便回来禀报:“那金光不过是花果山上一只石猴,乃天地所生,不足为奇。

From 美猴王 · The Handsome Monkey King

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