片刻 meaning in English

piànkè

short period of time; a moment

12 strokes

Meaning of 片刻

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

piànkè
  1. short period of time
  2. a moment

片刻 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā在zài那nà地dì方fāng待dài了le片piàn刻kè。
She stayed in that area for a short while.
在zài房fáng间jiān外wài面miàn等děng待dài片piàn刻kè。
Wait for a moment outside the room.
犹yóu豫yù了le片piàn刻kè之zhī后hòu,他tā把bǎ书shū放fàng在zài了le桌zhuō子zi上shàng。
After some hesitation, he laid the book on the desk.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

片 piàn · thin piece · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

刻 kè · quarter · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 片刻.

照片zhàopiànphotograph
影片yǐngpiàna copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie
图片túpiànpicture; photograph
药片yàopiàna (medicine) pill or tablet
立刻lìkèimmediately; at once; right away
时刻shíkètime; juncture
深刻shēnkèprofound; deep
唱片chàngpiàngramophone record; LP
名片míngpiàn(business) card
相片xiàngpiànimage; photograph
动画片dònghuàpiànanimated film
片面piànmiànunilateral; one-sided

Questions about 片刻

What does 片刻 mean?

片刻 (piànkè) means "short period of time; a moment".

How do you write 片刻?

片刻 is made of 2 characters: 片 (4 strokes), 刻 (8 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.