- 1. a period of time
- ♦ 此~彼~。 Times have changed.
- 2. for a short while; temporary; momentary
- ♦ ~的多数 a temporary majority
- ♦ 为~的表面现象所迷惑 be misled by transient phenomena; be taken in by appearances
- 3. (used in pairs) now..., now...; one moment..., the next
- ♦ 他的病~好~坏。 He'd be better for a while and then have a relapse.