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  *秒* | 秒* | *秒
second (unit of time) / arc second (angular measurement unit) / (coll.) instantly
HSK 5
lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time / making every second count
HSK 7-9
(Internet) flash sale / (sports or online gaming) rapid dispatch of an opponent
second hand (of a clock)
nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (PRC) / Taiwan equivalent: 奈秒
seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose / every moment counts
to ejaculate within a few seconds during sex
to understand instantly
picosecond, ps, 10^-12 s
microsecond, µs, 10^-6 s
millisecond, ms
(neologism) (slang) to respond to a message within seconds
to count down the remaining seconds (e.g. in games, rocket launches, New Year's Eve) / (of a boxing referee) to administer the count following a knock-down, starting from "one"
superglue
(time) second
in a matter of seconds / swiftly / rapidly
each and every moment
stopwatch
nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Tw) / PRC equivalent: 納秒|纳秒
double prime symbol (″) (math., linguistics etc)
femtosecond, fs, 10^-15 s
(coll.) to take in at a glance
parsec (astronomy)


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