一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] syn 一会 一會 yī huì a moment / a while / in a moment / also pr. [yi1 hui3] 当下 當下 dāng xià immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment syn 即时即地 即時即地 jí shí jí dì moment-to-moment 雷 léi thunder / (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷[di4 lei2] land mine / (coll.) to shock / to stun / to astound / (Tw) (coll.) spoiler / (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) syn 罩 zhào to cover / to spread over / a cover / a shade / a hood / bamboo fish trap / bamboo chicken coop / (Tw) (coll.) to protect / to have sb's back / (Tw) (coll.) awesome / incredible / (Tw) (coll.) (often as 罩得住[zhao4de2zhu4]) to have things under control / to be able to handle it syn 没法儿 沒法兒 méi fǎ r (coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ... / it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful) syn 这会儿 這會兒 zhè huì r (coll.) now / this moment / also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5] syn 一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece / a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect / area / dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan / a dollar / together / in the same place / in company syn 礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service / (coll.) week / (coll.) Sunday syn 末了 mò liǎo (coll.) final part / last bit / (coll.) in the end / finally syn 大牛 dà niú (coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini 奶子 nǎi zi (coll.) milk / (coll.) breast / booby / tit syn 促狭 促狹 cù xiá (coll.) teasing / mischievous / (coll.) cunning / sly 滴管 dī guǎn intravenous drip tube / dropper / eyedropper / (coll.) pipette / (coll.) burette / drip-irrigation pipe (abbr. for 滴灌管[di1guan4guan3]) 够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient) / enough (too much) / (coll.) (before adj.) really / (coll.) to reach by stretching out syn 损 損 sǔn to decrease / to lose / to damage / to harm / (coll.) to ridicule / to deride / (coll.) caustic / sarcastic / nasty / mean / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes: ䷨ syn 炸 zhà to burst / to explode / to blow up / to bomb / (coll.) to fly into a rage / (coll.) to scamper off / to scatter syn 熊 xióng bear / (coll.) to scold / to rebuke / (coll.) weak / incapable syn 爪 zhuǎ (coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc syn 逗 dòu to tease (playfully) / to entice / (coll.) to joke / (coll.) funny / amusing / to stay / to sojourn / brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4]) syn 闸 閘 zhá sluice / sluice gate / to dam up water / (coll.) brake / (coll.) electric switch syn 垫补 墊補 diàn bu (coll.) to cover a shortfall by using funds intended for another purpose or by borrowing some money / (coll.) to snack syn 蹦跶 蹦躂 bèng da (coll.) to jump about / to be active / to be lively / (coll.) (fig.) to struggle (before succumbing) / to be alive and kicking (esp. toward the end of one's life) 跟手 gēn shǒu (coll.) while doing it / on the way through / (coll.) immediately / at once / (of a touch screen) responsive to the user's finger movements syn 过节儿 過節兒 guò jié r (coll.) grudge / strife / (coll.) good manners 𪨊 㞞 sóng (coll.) semen / (coll.) weak and incompetent 榆木脑袋 榆木腦袋 yú mù nǎo dai (coll.) thickhead / (coll.) thick skull (i.e. the brain of a thickhead) 念想 niàn xiǎng to miss (the presence of) / to cherish the memory of / aspiration / desire / sth one keeps thinking about / (coll.) keepsake / memento / (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind) 念想儿 念想兒 niàn xiang r (coll.) keepsake / memento / (coll.) impression (of sb or sth in one's mind) 串串 chuàn chuàn (coll.) skewers / barbecued food on sticks / (in Sichuan) Sichuan-style hotpot skewers (abbr. for 串串香[chuan4 chuan4 xiang1]) / (coll.) non-pedigree pet (esp. dog or cat) / mutt / mixed-breed cat 现在 現在 xiàn zài now / at present / at the moment / modern / current / nowadays syn 时候 時候 shí hou time / length of time / moment / period syn 这时 這時 zhè shí at this time / at this moment syn 此时 此時 cǐ shí now / this moment syn 刚刚 剛剛 gāng gang just recently / just a moment ago syn 时刻 時刻 shí kè time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always syn 临时 臨時 lín shí as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc syn 此刻 cǐ kè this moment / now / at present syn 相机 相機 xiàng jī camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]) / at the opportune moment / as the circumstances allow syn 一时间 一時間 yī shí jiān for a moment / momentarily syn 时机 時機 shí jī opportunity / opportune moment syn 片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn 到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes / at that time 眼看 yǎn kàn soon / in a moment / to look on as sth happens syn 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment / later / in awhile 关头 關頭 guān tóu juncture / moment syn 关键时刻 關鍵時刻 guān jiàn shí kè key moment / critical time 此时此刻 此時此刻 cǐ shí cǐ kè at this very moment syn 适才 適才 shì cái just now / a moment ago (often used in the early vernacular) syn 现下 現下 xiàn xià now / at this moment syn 风云人物 風雲人物 fēng yún rén wù the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom) / influential figure syn 一触即发 一觸即發 yī chù jí fā could happen at any moment / on the verge syn 火候 huǒ hòu heat control / maturity / crucial moment syn 待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r in a moment / later / also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5] syn 当儿 當兒 dāng r the very moment / just then / during (that brief interval) syn 等一等 děng yī děng wait a moment 顿悟 頓悟 dùn wù a flash of realization / the truth in a flash / a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist) syn 且慢 qiě màn to wait a moment / do not go too soon 稍等 shāo děng to wait a moment 不失时机 不失時機 bù shī shí jī to seize the opportune moment / to lose no time 会 會 huì can / to have the skill / to know how to / to be likely to / to be sure to / to meet / to get together / meeting / gathering / (suffix) union / group / association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3]) syn 等一会 等一會 děng yī huì Wait a moment! / after a while 痛痛快快 tòng tong kuài kuài immediately / without a moment's hesitation / with alacrity / firing from the hip syn 默哀 mò āi to observe a moment of silence in tribute 前脚 前腳 qián jiǎo one moment ..., (the next ...) / leading foot (in walking) 当口 當口 dāng kǒu at that moment / just then 鼓噪 gǔ zào (in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle) / to create a clamor / to make a din / to kick up a fuss about syn 节骨眼 節骨眼 jiē gu yǎn (dialect) critical juncture / crucial moment / Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3] syn 稍候 shāo hòu to wait a moment syn 气话 氣話 qì huà angry words / sth said in the moment of anger 后脚 後腳 hòu jiǎo (one moment ...,) the next ... / trailing foot (in walking) 偷闲 偷閒 tōu xián to snatch a moment of leisure / to take a break from work syn 辰光 chén guāng sunlight / (Wu dialect) time of the day / moment syn 临了 臨了 lín liǎo at the last moment / right at the end 分秒必争 分秒必爭 fēn miǎo bì zhēng seize every minute and second (idiom) / not a minute to lose / every moment counts syn 坎儿 坎兒 kǎn r critical juncture / key moment syn 临阵磨枪 臨陣磨槍 lín zhèn mó qiāng lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment syn 俄顷 俄頃 é qǐng in a moment / presently syn 偷空 tōu kòng to take some time out / to make use of a spare moment syn 有顷 有頃 yǒu qǐng shortly thereafter / for a moment 刻 kè quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals syn 成败在此一举 成敗在此一舉 chéng bài zài cǐ yī jǔ win or lose, it all ends here / this is the moment to shine 危如累卵 wēi rú lěi luǎn precarious as pile of eggs (idiom) / ready to fall and break at any moment / in a dangerous state syn 乘人不备 乘人不備 chéng rén bù bèi to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom) / to take sb by surprise 歇 xiē to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while syn 臾 yú a moment / little while 天有不测风云 天有不測風雲 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún fortune as unpredictable as the weather (idiom) / sth unexpected may happen at any moment 姑置勿论 姑置勿論 gū zhì wù lùn (idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment 情急智生 qíng jí zhì shēng inspiration in a moment of desperation (idiom) / also written 情急之下 生死关头 生死關頭 shēng sǐ guān tóu the critical moment / life and death crisis 藏器待时 藏器待時 cáng qì dài shí to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom) / to lie low and await the opportune moment 今朝有酒今朝醉 jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì to live in the moment (idiom) / to live every day as if it were one's last / to enjoy while one can 相机而动 相機而動 xiàng jī ér dòng to wait for the opportune moment before taking action (idiom) 到那个时候 到那個時候 dào nà gè shí hòu until this moment 原点矩 原點矩 yuán diǎn jǔ (statistics) moment 中心矩 zhōng xīn jǔ (statistics) central moment 磁矩 cí jǔ magnetic moment 转动惯量 轉動慣量 zhuǎn dòng guàn liàng moment of inertia (mechanics) 