四秒

sìmiǎo

phrase #34,981

Meanings

1 four seconds

Characters

second (unit of time)

Examples

比赛还剩四秒，比分依然平局。

Bǐsài hái shèng sì miǎo, bǐfēn yīrán píngjú.

Four seconds left in the match, and the score is still tied.

这部电梯每四秒到一层。

Zhè bù diàntī měi sì miǎo dào yī céng.

This elevator reaches one floor every four seconds.

Tips

grammar

Number + 秒 (miǎo, 'second') gives any duration in seconds: 一秒 1 sec, 三秒 3 sec, 十秒 10 sec. To say 'in N seconds' use 在…秒内 or 等…秒.

Stroke Order

四 sì

秒 miǎo