七秒 (qīmiǎo): seven seconds

Meanings

1 seven seconds

Characters

七

second (unit of time)

Examples

据说金鱼的记忆只有七秒。

Jùshuō jīnyú de jìyì zhǐ yǒu qīmiǎo.

It's said that goldfish only have a seven-second memory.

他七秒就解开了魔方。

Tā qīmiǎo jiù jiěkāi le mófāng.

He solved the Rubik's cube in seven seconds.

Tips

culture

七秒 features in the popular meme '金鱼的记忆只有七秒' ('a goldfish has a seven-second memory') — a humorous excuse for forgetfulness, despite being scientifically false.

Stroke Order

七 qī

秒 miǎo

Related Words

seven or eight / approximately seven or eight / (informal) about that many

八秒 bāmiǎo #35,439

eight seconds / a duration of 8 seconds (often used in sports timing or as a meme reference)

七子饼茶 qīzǐbǐngchá

Seven Sons Cake Tea / traditional pu'er tea cake (357g) sold in packs of seven

七绝 qījué

seven-character quatrain / classical poem of four lines with seven characters each

七律 qīlǜ

seven-character regulated verse / eight-line classical poem with seven characters per line (abbr. of 七言律诗)

七年之痒 qīniánzhīyǎng

the seven-year itch / marital restlessness around the seven-year mark

七言 qīyán

seven-character (poetic line) / seven-syllable verse form

七言绝句 qīyánjuéjù

seven-character quatrain / Tang regulated verse form: four lines of seven characters each