秒钟

秒鐘

miǎozhōng

measure word #33,004

Meanings

1 second (unit of time)

Characters

second (of time)

clock; time-unit

Examples

HSK 2

请等我一秒钟。

Qǐng děng wǒ yì miǎozhōng.

Please wait a second.

HSK 4

比赛只剩下三十秒钟了。

Bǐsài zhǐ shèngxià sānshí miǎozhōng 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 also works, but 秒钟 patterns nicely with 分钟 ('minute') and 小时 ('hour'). 钟 here means 'clock/time-unit', not 'bell'.

Stroke Order

秒 miǎo

钟 zhōng