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秒

miǎo
second (unit of time)
Radical: 禾 Strokes: 9 HSK 5
Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common
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Character Decomposition
秒=禾+少
Etymology
grain
Meanings
second (unit of time)
arc second (angular measurement unit)
(coll.) instantly
miǎo
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Words with 秒 29 total
stopwatch秒表miǎo biǎoleap second闰秒rùn miǎonanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Tw) · PRC equivalent: nà miǎo奈秒nài miǎomicrosecond, µs, 10^-6 s微秒wēi miǎoto count the number of seconds (between two events)数秒shǔ miǎomillisecond, ms毫秒háo miǎopicosecond, ps, 10^-12 s皮秒pí miǎo(neologism) (slang) to respond to a message within seconds秒回miǎo huíto ejaculate within a few seconds during sex秒射miǎo shèto understand instantly秒懂miǎo dǒng(Internet) flash sale · (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent秒杀miǎo shā(coll.) to take in at a glance秒看miǎo kànsecond hand (of a clock)秒针miǎo zhēn(time) second秒钟miǎo zhōngnanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (PRC) · Taiwan equivalent: 奈秒 nài miǎo纳秒nà miǎoto count down the remaining seconds (e.g. in games, rocket launches, New Year's Eve) · (of a boxing referee) to administer the count following a knock-down, starting from "one"读秒dú miǎo(physics) attosecond (10⁻¹⁸ s)阿秒ā miǎofemtosecond, fs, 10^-15 s飞秒fēi miǎo(Tw) superglue三秒胶sān miǎo jiāoparsec (astronomy)秒差距miǎo chā jùin a matter of seconds · swiftly · rapidly秒秒钟miǎo miǎo zhōngseize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose · every moment counts分秒必争fēn miǎo bì zhēnglit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time · making every second count争分夺秒zhēng fēn duó miǎoeach and every moment每分每秒měi fēn měi miǎo
Idioms with 秒 2 total Chain
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