Nounfor the time being; temporary

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 暂时.
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Practice writing 暂时 (zàn shí) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

暂时 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 暂时 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 暂时 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verb
zàn
shí
méi
yǒu
neutral
temporarily not have
zàn
shí
kāi
neutral
leave temporarily
Adverb + Adjectivewith只是
zhī
shì
zàn
shí
neutralSpoken
only temporary
Adjective + Nounwith困难
zàn
shí
de
kùn
nán
neutral
temporary difficulty

Example Sentences with 暂时

zàn
shí
è饿
I'm not hungry for now.
yóu
shù
zhàng
wǎng
zhàn
zàn
shí
fǎng访
wèn
qǐng
shāo
hòu
zài
shì
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zàn
shí
néng
bāng
bǎo
guǎn
xià
zhè
fèn
zhòng
yào
wén
jiàn
ma
Can you temporarily help me keep this important document safe?
zhè
ge
fáng
jiān
zàn
shí
méi
rén
zhù
This room is temporarily unoccupied.
zàn
shí
kǎo
huàn
gōng
zuò
yīn
wèi
qián
xiàng
hái
méi
wán
chéng
He is not considering changing jobs for the time being because the current project is not yet finished.
gōng
jué
dìng
zàn
shí
tíng
zhǐ
zhāo
pìn
chóng
xīn
píng
suàn
qiú
The company has decided to temporarily suspend recruitment in order to reassess budget needs.
yóu
tiān
yuán
yīn
sài
zàn
shí
tuī
chí
le
Due to weather conditions, the match has been temporarily postponed.
suī
rán
men
zàn
shí
dào
le
kùn
nán
dàn
tuán
duì
huì
xiǎng
bàn
jiě
jué
Although we are facing difficulties for the time being, the team will work together to find a solution.