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title: "Pianke Meaning: 片刻 (piànkè) Means “a moment”"
description: "片刻 (piànkè) means “a moment; an instant”. Hear its tones, see what 片 and 刻 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pianke"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/monkey-king-born-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-1#library-word-240-242)

[More about 片刻](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%89%87%E5%88%BB)

## More words with 片 or 刻

- [此刻 cǐkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cike)
- [大片 dàpiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dapian)
- [雕刻 diāokè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaoke)
- [纪录片 jìlùpiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jilupian)
- [卡片 kǎpiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kapian)
- [刻苦 kèkǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keku)
- [立刻 lìkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/like)
- [名片 míngpiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingpian)
- [片段 piànduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pianduan)
- [深刻 shēnkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shenke)

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