秒钟 (miǎo zhōng) — (classifier) second (unit of time)
Definition
Unit of time equal to one second (1/60 of a minute). Written in full, more formal than the shorthand 秒; both are used with numerals (三十秒钟 / 三十秒).
classifier
second (unit of time)
Examples
- 。Qǐng děng dài sān shí miǎo zhōng.Please wait thirty seconds.
- 。Tā zhǐ yòng le yì miǎo zhōng jiù wán chéng le rèn wu.He completed the task in just one second.
- 。Zhè ge shí yàn xū yào jīng què dào líng diǎn yì miǎo zhōng.This experiment needs precision to 0.1 seconds.
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