秒
miǎo/mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
The English word 'seconds' is translated into Chinese as 秒 (miǎo).
Meaning: second serving (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is miǎo.
Did you know?
- The word 秒 can be used in the term 秒杀, which in modern internet slang means to 'instantly kill' or 'snatch up' a product during a flash sale.
- The character 秒 contains the radical for 'grain' 禾. In ancient times, it referred to the tiny tip of a seed or grain of cereal.
- While English uses 'seconds' for both time and a second helping of food, in Chinese, these concepts use entirely different characters.
Examples in context
- 一分鐘有 60 秒。A minute has 60 seconds.This sentence is useful for stating how many seconds are in a minute using 秒.Tatoeba #13180279 by LeviHighway, translation #12517364 by Ergulis
- 我失去了生命中的十五秒。I've lost 15 seconds of my life.This sentence is useful for describing the loss of a specific number of seconds using 秒.Tatoeba #7768298 by jiangche, translation #8249397 by francaisr0wlet
- 這則訊息將在五秒後自動銷毀。This message will self-destruct in five seconds.This sentence is useful for indicating a countdown or a time limit using 秒.Tatoeba #4813513 by umidake, translation #4813077 by Hybrid
- 五秒钟Five seconds
- 十秒Ten seconds
- 三十秒Thirty seconds
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry 秒, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 秒, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
