Usage of the character 秒
miǎo
秒
[秒]
- second (unit of time)
- arc second (angular measurement unit)
- (coll.) instantly
nàmiǎo
纳秒
[納秒]
- nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (PRC)
- Taiwan equivalent: 奈秒 (nàimiǎo)
háomiǎo
毫秒
[毫秒]
- millisecond, ms
miǎozhēn
秒针
[秒針]
- second hand (of a clock)
miǎoshā
秒杀
[秒殺]
- (Internet) flash sale
- (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent
miǎodǒng
秒懂
[秒懂]
- to understand instantly
miǎoshè
秒射
[秒射]
- to ejaculate within a few seconds during sex
nàimiǎo
奈秒
[奈秒]
- nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Tw)
- PRC equivalent: 納秒／纳秒 (nàmiǎo)
wēimiǎo
微秒
[微秒]
- microsecond, µs, 10^-6 s
miǎobiǎo
秒表
[秒表]
- stopwatch
miǎozhōng
秒钟
[秒鐘]
- (time) second
miǎokàn
秒看
[秒看]
- to take in at a glance
fēimiǎo
飞秒
[飛秒]
- femtosecond, fs, 10^-15 s
pímiǎo
皮秒
[皮秒]
- picosecond, ps, 10^-12 s
sānmiǎojiāo
三秒胶
[三秒膠]
- superglue
miǎochājù
秒差距
[秒差距]
- parsec (astronomy)
miǎomiǎozhōng
秒秒钟
[秒秒鐘]
- in a matter of seconds
- swiftly
- rapidly
měifēnměimiǎo
每分每秒
[每分每秒]
- all the time
fēnmiǎobìzhēng
分秒必争
[分秒必爭]
- seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
- every moment counts
zhēngfēnduómiǎo
争分夺秒
[爭分奪秒]
- lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time
- making every second count
jiǎomiǎofúhào
角秒符号
[角秒符號]
- double prime symbol (″) (math., linguistics etc)