秒miǎosecond (unit of time)

1. 1.

   second (unit of time)measure word

• 秒second (unit of time)

秒 is a second of time, and a number can go before it, as in 十秒.

1. HSK 2

   请等十秒。

   Qǐng děng shí miǎo.

   Please wait ten seconds.

2. HSK 3

   我用了三十秒。

   Wǒ yòng le sān shí miǎo.

   I used thirty seconds.

3. HSK 2

   他跑了二十秒。

   Tā pǎo le èr shí miǎo.

   He ran for twenty seconds.

4. HSK 3

   十秒是很短的时间。

   Shí miǎo shì hěn duǎn de shíjiān.

   Ten seconds is a very short time.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   我们现在跑，好吗？

   Wǒmen xiànzài pǎo, hǎo ma?

   Shall we run now?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   好。你先等十秒，然后跑。

   Hǎo. Nǐ xiān děng shí miǎo, ránhòu pǎo.

   OK. You wait ten seconds first, and then run.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   十秒够吗？

   Shí miǎo gòu ma?

   Are ten seconds enough?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   够。我看时间。

   Gòu. Wǒ kàn shíjiān.

   Enough. I will watch the time.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   我跑完了。

   Wǒ pǎo wán le.

   I have finished running.

6. 
   Speaker B:

   你用了二十秒。

   Nǐ yòng le èr shí miǎo.

   You used twenty seconds.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 请等十___。(Please wait ten seconds.)

   A秒B书C人
2. 2.Which sentence means "I used thirty seconds"?

   A我用了三十秒。B我用了三十本。C请等十秒。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 他跑了二十___。(He ran for twenty seconds.)

   A秒B年C本

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Related words

• 时间shí jiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) timeHSK 1
• 分钟fēn zhōngminuteHSK 1
• 小时xiǎo shíhourHSK 1
• 现在xiàn zàinow; at present; currentlyHSK 1
• 快kuàirapid; quick; fastHSK 2
• 等děngto wait for; to awaitHSK 2

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