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暂且 (zàn qiě): For the time being (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

暂 • zàn • temporary, short time

zàn暂

temporary, short time

Word Info

Pinyinzàn qiě

Meaningfor the time being; for the moment

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且 • qiě • moreover; also; for the time being

qiě且

moreover; also; for the time being

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 暂且.

不禁bù jīncannot refrain from; involuntarily; spontaneously
半途而废bàn tú ér fèigive up halfway; leave something unfinished
冰雹bīng báohail; hail stone
层次céng cìadministrative levels; arrangement of ideas; gradation
巴结bā jiecurry favour with; fawn on; flatter
背诵bèi sòngrecite; repeat from memory; say by heart
保守bǎo shǒuconservative
补贴bǔ tiēsubsidy; allowance
迸发bèng fāburst forth; burst out
部署bù shǔarrange; map out; lay out
安置ān zhìarrange for; find a place for
不可思议bù kě sī yìunimaginable; inconceivable

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 暂且.

Words with 暂

暂停zàn tíngto suspend
暂时zàn shífor the time being; temporary
短暂duǎn zànbrief / short-lived
暂缓

zàn huǎn

to postpone; to defer; to put off

暂时性zàn shí xìngtemporariness; temporary nature

Words with 且

而且ér qiě(not only ...) but also
不但...而且...bù dàn... ér qiě...not only……but also……
并且bìng qiěand
况且kuàng qiěmoreover; besides; in addition
姑且gū qiětentatively; for the moment
尚且shàng qiě[with negative] not even, let alone
且慢qiě mànhold on, wait a moment
且不说qiě bù shuōlet alone, not to mention

4.

How to Use 暂且 in Sentences

Adverb + Verb

zàn暂

qiě且

bù不

lùn论

neutral

let's not discuss for now

zàn暂

qiě且

bù不

shuō说

neutral

let's not talk about it for now

zàn暂

qiě且

gē搁

zhì置

formalWritten

Adverb + Pronounwith这样

zàn暂

qiě且

zhè这

yàng样

5.

Example Sentences with 暂且

wǒ我

zàn暂

qiě且

bù不

chī吃

fàn饭

put aside for now

neutral

Spoken

for the time being like this

。

I will not eat for now.

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

zàn暂

qiě且

fàng放

yī一

fàng放

，

wǒ我

men们

xiān先

chǔ处

lǐ理

gèng更

jǐn紧

jí急

de的

shì事

qing情

。

Let's put this issue aside for the time being and deal with more urgent matters first.

nǐ你

zàn暂

qiě且

bié别

xià下

dìng定

lùn论

，

děng等

tīng听

wán完

shuāng双

fāng方

de的

jiě解

shì释

zài再

shuō说

。

Don't jump to conclusions for the time being; wait until you've heard explanations from both sides.

wǒ我

men们

zàn暂

qiě且

jiāng将

fēn分

qí歧

fàng放

yì一

biān边

，

xiān先

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

ge个

jǐn紧

jí急

xiàng项

mù目

hǎo好

ma吗

？

Shall we put aside our differences for the moment and finish this urgent project first?

yóu由

yú于

shí时

jiān间

yǒu有

xiàn限

，

wǒ我

men们

zàn暂

qiě且

zhǐ只

kǎo考

lǜ虑

zhè这

ge个

fāng方

àn案

de的

kě可

xíng行

xìng性

。

Due to time constraints, we will only consider the feasibility of this plan for now.