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Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

miao3zhong1 miǎozhōng

Meaning


Primary

second

Alternatives

seconds

Mnemonic


The 秒钟 second is officially set by a special atomic clock that makes a 钟 bell sound every 秒 second. Ding... ding... ding... ding...

Usage


比赛 还 剩 十五 秒钟。

There is fifteen seconds left in the game.

一 分钟 有 六十 秒钟。

One minute contains sixty seconds.

经 过 两 秒钟 的 努力

after two seconds of effort