"A short while" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 歇 |  xiē | to rest / to take a break / to stop / to halt / (dialect) to sleep / a moment / a short while |   |
| 顷 | qǐng | unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[mu3] or 6.67 hectares / a short while / a little while ago / circa. (for approximate dates) | |
| 少刻 | shǎo kè | a short while / soon | |
| 少间 | shǎo jiàn | soon / a short while / a narrow gap / slightly better (state of health) | |
