权时

權時

quánshí

adverb

Meanings

1 temporarily; for the time being (literary)
2 as an expedient measure

Characters

expedient; provisional

Examples

权时充任此职，等正式人选到任。

Quánshí chōngrèn cǐ zhí, děng zhèngshì rénxuǎn dàorèn.

He holds the post temporarily, until the official appointee arrives.

此乃权时之计，并非长久之策。

Cǐ nǎi quánshí zhī jì, bìngfēi chángjiǔ zhī cè.

This is merely a stopgap measure, not a long-term plan.

Tips

register

权时 is decidedly literary / classical and rare in modern speech. The everyday equivalents are 暂时 (zànshí) or 临时 (línshí). 权 here carries the classical sense 'expedient,' as in 权宜之计.

Stroke Order

权 quán

时 shí