暂

zàn

temporary

How to write 暂, stroke by stroke

temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhan4]; to scurry; variant of 暂

Pictophonetic: semantic 日 (sun), phonetic 斩

Made of 斩 + 日

暂时zàn shítemporary; provisional; for the time being
暂停zàn tíngto suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports); stoppage; pause (media player)
短暂duǎn zànof short duration; brief; momentary
暂且zàn qiěfor now; for the time being; temporarily
暂缓zàn huǎnto postpone
暂住证zàn zhù zhèngtemporary residence permit
暂定zàn dìngtemporary arrangement; provisional; tentative
暂息zàn xīa lull (in the storm); brief break (in rain)
暂态zàn tàitransient
暂牙zàn yádeciduous tooth; milk tooth; baby tooth; also written 乳齿
暂短zàn duǎnbrief (in time)
暂缺zàn quēcurrently in short supply; in deficit (of commodity); currently vacant (position)

他们说情况只是暂时的。
tā men shuō qíng kuàng zhǐ shì zàn shí de 。
They said the situation was only temporary.
我知道生命是短暂的。
wǒ zhī dào shēng mìng shì duǎn zàn de 。
I know that life is short.
暂时不需要，谢谢。
zàn shí bù xū yào ， xiè xiè 。
Not needed at the moment, thank you.
形式是暂时的，等级才是永恒的。
xíng shì shì zàn shí de ， děng jí cái shì yǒng héng de 。
Form is temporary, class is permanent.
暂时下线洗澡吃饭，过40分左右回来!
zàn shí xià xiàn xǐ zǎo chī fàn ， guò 4 0 fēn zuǒ yòu huí lái !
Break for bath & food, back in about 40 minutes!