一时半晌 Yī shí bàn shǎng a short while

Explanation

指很短的时间。

Refers to a very short period of time.

Origin Story

从前，有个年轻人名叫小明，他特别喜欢玩游戏。有一天，他玩游戏到深夜，不知不觉就睡着了。醒来时，天已经蒙蒙亮了。他吓了一跳，心想：“糟糕了，上学要迟到了！”他急忙起床，洗漱完毕后，飞快地跑向学校。结果，他还是迟到了。老师批评了他，让他写检讨。小明心里很后悔，心想：“如果我昨晚没有玩游戏到深夜，就不会迟到了。”这次迟到，让小明明白了一个道理：时间宝贵，要珍惜一时半晌。

congqian, you ge niangren mingjiao xiaoming, ta tebie xihuan wan youxi. you yitian, ta wan youxi dao shenye, buzhi bujue jiu shui zhaole. xing lai shi, tian yijing mengmeng liang le. ta xia yi tiao, xinxiang: ‘zaogao le, shangxue yao chidao le!’ ta jimi qichuang, xishu wanbi hou, feikuai de paoxiang xuexiao. jieguo, ta haishi chidao le. laoshi piping le ta, rang ta xie jiantao. xiaoming xinli hen houhui, xinxiang: ‘ruguo wo zuowan meiyou wan youxi dao shenye, jiu bu hui chidao le.’ zheci chidao, rang xiaoming mingbai le yige daoli: shijian baogui, yao zhenxi yishibanshang.

Once upon a time, there was a young man named Xiaoming who loved playing video games. One day, he played games late into the night and unknowingly fell asleep. When he woke up, it was already dawn. He was startled and thought, “Oh no, I’m going to be late for school!” He quickly got up, finished washing up, and ran quickly to school. As a result, he was still late. The teacher criticized him and made him write a self-criticism. Xiaoming felt very regretful and thought, “If I hadn’t played video games late into the night last night, I wouldn’t have been late.” This lateness taught Xiaoming a lesson: Time is precious, cherish every moment.

Usage

用于指短暂的时间。

yong yu zhi duanzan de shijian

Used to refer to a short period of time.

Examples

• 事情发生得很突然，一时半晌我就适应不过来。

  shiqing fasheng de hen turan, yishibanshang wo jiu shiying buguo lai.

  The event happened so suddenly that I couldn't adapt in a short time.

• 这个项目非常紧急，我们需要在一时半晌内完成。

  zhege xiangmu feichang jinji, women xuyao zai yishibanshang nei wancheng

  This project is very urgent, we need to complete it in a very short time.

Related Idioms

• 片刻

• 瞬间

• 一会儿

Opposite Idioms

• 漫长

• 很久