秒

miǎo

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word
Measure word

秒 (miǎo) is a Chinese word meaning “second (unit of time)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4 (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. second (unit of time)
  2. arc second (angular measurement unit)
  3. (coll.) instantly

Stroke order

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Example

請等我幾秒鐘。

Please wait a few seconds for me.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).