一时半刻(yī shí bàn kè)

4 charactersTrad. 一時半刻

(idiom) a short time

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Word information

Pinyin
yī shí bàn kè
Meaning
(idiom) a short time; a little while
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
一時半刻

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