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 时刻 時刻 shí kè time / juncture / moment / period of time / CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4] / constantly / always 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 磁带 磁帶 cí dài magnetic tape / CL:盤|盘[pan2],盒[he2] 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 胶带 膠帶 jiāo dài adhesive tape / magnetic tape 核磁共振 hé cí gòng zhèn nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) syn 北极 北極 běi jí the North Pole / the Arctic Pole / the north magnetic pole 这会儿 這會兒 zhè huì r (coll.) now / this moment / also pr. [zhe4 hui3 r5] 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 磁场 磁場 cí chǎng magnetic field 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 一触即发 一觸即發 yī chù jí fā could happen at any moment / on the verge syn 磁性 cí xìng magnetic / magnetism 默哀 mò āi to observe a moment of silence in tribute 火候 huǒ hòu heat control / maturity / crucial moment syn 节骨眼 節骨眼 jiē gu yǎn (dialect) critical juncture / crucial moment / Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3] syn 磁力 cí lì magnetic force / magnetic syn 磁碟 cí dié (magnetic) computer disk (hard disk or floppy) 顿悟 頓悟 dùn wù a flash of realization / the truth in a flash / a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist) syn 两极 兩極 liǎng jí the two poles / the north and south poles / both ends of sth / electric or magnetic poles 吸力 xī lì (physics) attraction (gravitational, magnetic, electrostatic etc) / suction / (fig.) attraction (power to attract interest or liking) 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 磁共振 cí gòng zhèn magnetic resonance syn 磁卡 cí kǎ magnetic card / IC Card (telephone) 磁极 磁極 cí jí magnetic pole 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 偷闲 偷閒 tōu xián to snatch a moment of leisure / to take a break from work syn 磁体 磁體 cí tǐ magnet / magnetic body 高斯 gāo sī gauss, unit of magnetic induction 临了 臨了 lín liǎo at the last moment / right at the end 磁头 磁頭 cí tóu magnetic head (of a tape recorder etc) 磁悬浮 磁懸浮 cí xuán fú magnetic levitation (train) / maglev syn 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) 磁片 cí piàn magnetic disk 辰光 chén guāng sunlight / (Wu dialect) time of the day / moment syn 磁浮 cí fú maglev (type of train) / magnetic levitation syn 磁条 磁條 cí tiáo magnetic stripe 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 韦伯 韋伯 wéi bó weber (unit of magnetic flux, Wb) 磁 cí magnetic / magnetism / porcelain 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 弛缓 弛緩 chí huǎn to relax / to slacken / relaxation (in nuclear magnetic resonance) syn 磁通量 cí tōng liàng magnetic flux 偷空 tōu kòng to take some time out / to make use of a spare moment syn 梦溪笔谈 夢溪筆談 mèng xī bǐ tán Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo 沈括[Shen3 Kuo4], book on various fields of knowledge, the first to describe the magnetic needle compass 有顷 有頃 yǒu qǐng shortly thereafter / for a moment 磁力线 磁力線 cí lì xiàn line of magnetic flux 磁力锁 磁力鎖 cí lì suǒ magnetic lock 磁感应强度 磁感應強度 cí gǎn yìng qiáng dù magnetic field density 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 地磁场 地磁場 dì cí chǎng the earth's magnetic field 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) 