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 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 刚刚 剛剛 gāng gang just recently / just a moment ago syn 一会儿 一會兒 yī huì r a moment / a while / in a moment / now...now... / also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5] syn 机 機 jī (bound form) machine / mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point / pivot / (bound form) quick-witted / flexible / (bound form) organic syn 时刻 時刻 shí kè time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always syn 关键 關鍵 guān jiàn crucial point / crux / CL:個|个[ge4] / key / crucial / pivotal syn 一会 一會 yī huì a moment / a while / in a moment / also pr. [yi1 hui3] 时机 時機 shí jī opportunity / opportune moment syn 临时 臨時 lín shí as the time draws near / at the last moment / temporary / interim / ad hoc syn 待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r in a moment / later / also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5] 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 此刻 cǐ kè this moment / now / at present syn 这时 這時 zhè shí at this time / at this moment syn 此时 此時 cǐ shí now / this moment syn 片刻 piàn kè short period of time / a moment syn 此时此刻 此時此刻 cǐ shí cǐ kè at this very moment syn 这会儿 這會兒 zhè huì r (coll.) now / this moment / also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5] syn 要害 yào hài vital part / (fig.) key point / crucial syn 一时间 一時間 yī shí jiān for a moment / momentarily syn 眼看 yǎn kàn soon / in a moment / to look on as sth happens syn 关头 關頭 guān tóu juncture / moment syn 稍候 shāo hòu to wait a moment syn 当下 當下 dāng xià immediately / at once / at that moment / at the moment syn 且慢 qiě màn to wait a moment / do not go too soon 刀刃 dāo rèn knife blade / crucial point syn 一触即发 一觸即發 yī chù jí fā could happen at any moment / on the verge syn 闪光点 閃光點 shǎn guāng diǎn lit. flash point / crucial point / essential point 默哀 mò āi to observe a moment of silence in tribute 紧要 緊要 jǐn yào critical / crucial / vital syn 顿悟 頓悟 dùn wù a flash of realization / the truth in a flash / a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist) syn 风云人物 風雲人物 fēng yún rén wù the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom) / influential figure syn 气话 氣話 qì huà angry words / sth said in the moment of anger 痛痛快快 tòng tong kuài kuài immediately / without a moment's hesitation / with alacrity / firing from the hip syn 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 前脚 前腳 qián jiǎo one moment ..., (the next ...) / leading foot (in walking) 当儿 當兒 dāng r the very moment / just then / during (that brief interval) 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 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 坎儿 坎兒 kǎn r critical juncture / key moment syn 画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point syn 偷闲 偷閒 tōu xián to snatch a moment of leisure / to take a break from work syn 临了 臨了 lín liǎo at the last moment / right at the end 到时候 到時候 dào shí hòu when the moment comes / at that time 等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment / later / in awhile 关键时刻 關鍵時刻 guān jiàn shí kè key moment / critical time 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 等一等 děng yī děng wait a moment 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 等一会 等一會 děng yī huì Wait a moment! / after a while 当口 當口 dāng kǒu at that moment / just then 后脚 後腳 hòu jiǎo (one moment ...,) the next ... / trailing foot (in walking) 辰光 chén guāng sunlight / (Wu dialect) time of the day / moment syn 俄顷 俄頃 é qǐng in a moment / presently syn 刻 kè quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals syn 歇 xiē to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while syn 至关重要 至關重要 zhì guān zhòng yào extremely important / vital / crucial / essential syn 每时每刻 每時每刻 měi shí měi kè at all times / at every moment syn 紧要关头 緊要關頭 jǐn yào guān tóu urgent and important moment (idiom) / critical juncture syn 片时 片時 piàn shí a short time / a moment 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 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 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 兵贵神速 兵貴神速 bīng guì shén sù lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom) / fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth) syn 只欠东风 只欠東風 zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item 点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom) / fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point 一柱擎天 yī zhù qíng tiān lit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom) / fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders 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) 即时即地 即時即地 jí shí jí dì moment-to-moment 万事俱备，只欠东风 萬事俱備，只欠東風 wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item 万事皆备，只欠东风 萬事皆備，只欠東風 wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / lacking only one tiny crucial item / also written 萬事俱備，只欠東風|万事俱备，只欠东风 要着 要著 yào zhuó important thing / crucial thing 乐昌破镜 樂昌破鏡 lè chāng - pò jìng lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主[Le4chang1 Gong1zhu3] (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom) / fig. the reunion of separated lovers or the restoration of a relationship 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) 力偶 lì ǒu moment of forces (mechanics) 千里之堤，溃于蚁穴 千里之堤，潰於蟻穴 qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom) / fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom) / sth unexpected may happen at any moment 情急之下 qíng jí zhī xià in a moment of desperation syn 拈指 niān zhǐ a snap of the fingers / a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye 时刻准备 時刻準備 shí kè zhǔn bèi ready at any moment 