暂 zàn temporary
怎么记住“暂”: 斩 to chop + 日 sun = temporary. Dad starts to chop vegetables on the balcony whenever the sun shines, but in November his outdoor kitchen is only temporary.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
暂 = 斩 to chop + 日 sun
- 斩 to chop sound
- 日 sun meaning
Dad starts to chop vegetables on the balcony whenever the sun shines, but in November his outdoor kitchen is only temporary.
How it came to be
The sun gives the meaning and the top part the sound; the simplified form writes the top part more simply.
用法
- Bound; temporarily/for the moment. 暂时 (zànshí) temporarily: 暂时没有 (zànshí méiyǒu) not for now.
- 暂停 (zàntíng) = pause/suspend (a game, a service); 暂且 (zànqiě) = for the time being.
- 短暂 (duǎnzàn) = brief/fleeting: 短暂的相遇 (duǎnzàn de xiāngyù) a brief encounter.
含“暂”的词语
例句
- 爸爸只是暂时离开。 Bàba zhǐshì zànshí líkāi.My father has just left temporarily.