暂且
Old HSK 6
暂且 (zànqiě) · for the time being
暂且 (zànqiě) means “for the time being; for now”. It is written with 2 characters: 暂 (temporary) + 且 (moreover). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 暂且 is built
The characters
暂 zàn · temporary
What 暂 is made of
- 斩zhǎn — to chop
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 十 — ten
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — below
- 车chē — cart
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
且 qiě · moreover
What 且 is made of
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A stone altar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这件事暂且不谈。Zhè jiàn shì zànqiě bù tán.Let's put this aside for now.
你暂且住在我家吧。Nǐ zànqiě zhùzài wǒ jiā ba.Stay at my place for the time being.
Questions about 暂且
What does 暂且 mean?
暂且 (zànqiě) means “for the time being; for now”.
How do you pronounce 暂且?
暂且 is pronounced zànqiě.
Which HSK level is 暂且?
暂且 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 暂时zànshífor now
- 暂停zàntíngto pause
- 而且érqiěand also
- 并且bìngqiěand
- 不但而且bùdàn…érqiěnot only … but also …
- 姑且gūqiěfor the time being
- 况且kuàngqiěmoreover
- 尚且shàngqiěeven
Learn 暂且 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 225: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.