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Chinese dictionary
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n.a period of time
一时众说纭纭。
For a while, the crowd said their opinions.
此一时,彼一时啊。
Times have changed.
这首歌曾经风行一时。
The song had a great vogue at one time.
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n.for a short while
考察一个人不要看他的一时一事。
Don't judge a person by a single act or a short period of his life.
一时热情
on the spur of the moment
我一时记不起来了。
I can't recall offhand for the moment.
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adv.momentarily
一时雅兴
passing fancy
一时失误
blunder
一时情绪激动
momentary excitement
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adv.now... now...; this moment, ... the next...
这个病人的状况一时正常,一时糟糕。
This moment the patient is in sound condition, the next it is worse.
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