秒钟

秒鐘

miǎozhōng

measure word #33,004

Meanings

1 second (unit of time)

Characters

second (of time)

clock; time-unit

Examples

请等我一秒钟。

Qǐng děng wǒ yīmiǎo zhōng.

Please wait a second.

比赛只剩下三十秒钟了。

Bǐsài zhǐ shèngxià sānshímiǎo zhōng le.

Only 30 seconds left in the match.

Tips

usage

Used as a counter for seconds when emphasis on duration is needed. The bare 秒 (miǎo) also works, but 秒钟 patterns nicely with 分钟 (fēnzhōng, 'minute') and 小时 (xiǎoshí, 'hour'). 钟 here means 'clock/time-unit', not 'bell'.

Stroke Order

秒 miǎo

钟 zhōng