Definition
七秒 means 'seven seconds' — it's a time duration measure. In Chinese, the numeral 七 (qī) directly precedes the time unit 秒 (miǎo, 'second') without any intervening measure word. This pattern works for any numeral + time unit (三天, 五分钟, 十秒). The word is often used in the context of 'seven-second memory' (七秒记忆), a popular metaphor for goldfish memory.
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seven seconds
Examples
- 七秒。Zhège shìpín zhǐ yǒu qī miǎo.This video is only seven seconds long.
- 七秒。Tā yòng le qī miǎo jiù pǎo dào le zhōngdiǎn.He reached the finish line in seven seconds.
- 七秒。Rénmen cháng shuō jīnyú zhǐ yǒu qī miǎo jìyì.People often say goldfish have only a seven-second memory.
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