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  • 1

    n.a period of time

    • yī shí zhòng shuō yún yún

      一时纭纭

      For a while, the crowd said their opinions.

    • cǐ yī shí bǐ yī shí a

      一时一时

      Times have changed.

    • zhè shǒu gē céng jīng fēng xíng yī shí

      曾经风行一时

      The song had a great vogue at one time.

  • 2

    n.for a short while

    • kǎo chá yī gè rén bù yào kàn tā de yī shí yī shì

      考察一时

      Don't judge a person by a single act or a short period of his life.

    • yī shí rè qíng

      一时热情

      on the spur of the moment

    • wǒ yī shí jì bù qǐ lai le

      一时起来

      I can't recall offhand for the moment.

  • 3

    adv.momentarily

    • yī shí yǎ xìng

      一时雅兴

      passing fancy

    • yī shí shī wù

      一时失误

      blunder

    • yī shí qíng xù jī dòng

      一时情绪激动

      momentary excitement

  • 4

    adv.now... now...; this moment, ... the next...

    • zhè ge bìng rén de zhuàng kuàng yī shí zhèng cháng yī shí zāo gāo

      这个病人状况一时正常一时糟糕

      This moment the patient is in sound condition, the next it is worse.