暂 (zàn): temporary
暂 (zàn) is a Chinese character meaning “temporary.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 斩 (phonetic) and 日 (semantic). It ranks #1317 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 暂 sun. Its radical form 日 (sun) appears in many related characters such as 日 (rì, sun, day), 早 (zǎo, early, morning), 时 (shí, time, hour).
Definitions
- temporary
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 暂
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 短暂adjective | duǎn zàn | of short duration |
| 暂且adverb | zàn qiě | for now |
| 暂缓verb | zàn huǎn | to postpone |
| 暂定verb | zàn dìng | temporary arrangement |
| 暂住证noun | zàn zhù zhèng | temporary residence permit |
| 暂行verb | zàn xíng | provisional |
| 暂息verb | zàn xī | a lull (in the storm) |
| 暂态 | zàn tài | transient |
| 睡眠呼吸暂停noun | shuì mián hū xī zàn tíng | sleep apnea |
| 暂短 | zàn duǎn | brief (in time) |
| 暂停键 | zàn tíng jiàn | pause button |
| 暂缺verb | zàn quē | currently in short supply |
| 暂搁 | zàn gē | to put aside temporarily |
暂 appears in 15 compound words: 87 as the first character, 7 as the last, and 7 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 暂 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
由于系统升级，网站暂时无法访问，预计两小时后恢复。
Yóuyú xìtǒng shēngjí, wǎngzhàn zànshí wúfǎ fǎngwèn, yùjì liǎng xiǎoshí hòu huīfù.
Due to system upgrades, the website is temporarily inaccessible and is expected to resume in two hours.
加拿大航空因安全局势暂停墨西哥巴亚尔塔港营运
jiā ná dà háng kōng yīn ān quán jú shì zàn tíng mò xī gē bā yà ěr tǎ gǎng yíng yùn
Air Canada suspends operations to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico due to security concerns.
沙巴附近海域7.1级地震 暂未有伤亡报告
shā bā fù jìn hǎi yù . jí dì zhèn zàn wèi yǒu shāng wáng bào gào
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes waters near Sabah; no casualties reported so far
...EYE成员Manon健康亮红灯 官方证实暂停活动
. . . chéng yuán jiàn kāng liàng hóng dēng guān fāng zhèng shí zàn tíng huó dòng
EYE member Manon's health raises red flags; official confirms temporary suspension of activities
...推翻!学者曝“川普仍占优势”:大法官仅短暂影响
. . . tuī fān ! xué zhě pù chuān pǔ réng zhàn yōu shì dà fǎ guān jǐn duǎn zàn yǐng xiǎng
...Overturn! Scholar Reveals "Trump Still Holds Advantage": Supreme Court Justices Only Briefly Influenced
川普关税急转弯!曾劝行政院暂缓与美谈判 施俊吉:可惜未获采用
chuān pǔ guān shuì jí zhuǎn wān ! céng quàn háng zhèng yuàn zàn huǎn yǔ měi tán pàn shī jùn jí kě xī wèi huò cǎi yòng
Trump Tariffs Take Sudden Turn! Formerly Advised Executive Yuan to Postpone Talks with U.S. Shih Chun-chi: Regrettably, Advice Was Not Adopted
暂时藏在仓库里好了。
Zànshí cáng zài cāngkù lǐ hǎo le.
Hide it inside the warehouse for now.
暂时下线洗澡吃饭，过40分左右回来!
Zànshí xiàxiàn xǐzǎo chīfàn, guo 40 fēn zuǒyòu huílai!
Break for bath & food, back in about 40 minutes!
这个问题暂时放在一边。
Zhège wèntí zànshí fàng zài yībiān.
That problem has been shelved for the time being.
对不起，您拨打的用户暂时无法接通。
Duìbuqǐ, nín bōdǎ de yònghù zànshí wúfǎ jiētōng.
Sorry. The number you have dialled is currently unavailable.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 日 (sun) component
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