Money takes a long time to earn, but you can spend it in no time.
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一下子
yī xià zi
HSK 3.0 · 5
Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US
yī xià zi · jat1 haa6 zi2 (Jyutping)
- once; one time
- (following a verb) for a moment; briefly
- for a little while; in no time; almost immediately
- all at once; all of a sudden
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Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.