一刻
a quarter of an hour; 15 minutes / a moment; an instant
Example Sentences
现在是上午十点一刻。
xiàn zài shì shàng wǔ shí diǎn yī kè.
It is now 10:15 AM.
现在是两点一刻。
xiàn zài shì liǎng diǎn yí kè.
It is a quarter past two now.
演员们在剧场后台紧张而忙碌地整理着戏服和补妆，静候大幕拉开登台亮相的那一刻。
yǎn yuán men zài jù chǎng hòu tái jǐn zhāng ér máng lù dì zhěng lǐ zhe xì fú hé bǔ zhuāng, jìng hòu dà mù lā kāi dēng tái liàng xiàng de nà yī kè.
The actors were nervously and busily arranging their costumes and makeup backstage, waiting for the moment when the curtain opened to appear on stage.
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