18 sentences

1. 我希望你不要一时冲动。

   wǒ xī​wàng nǐ bù yào yī​shí chōng​dòng.

   I hope you won't be impulsive.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 此事恐一时难谐。

   cǐ shì kǒng yī​shí nán xié.

   I'm afraid this matter might be difficult to achieve for the time being.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 这个问题我一时答不上来。

   zhè​ge wèn​tí wǒ yī​shí dá bù shàng​lái.

   I couldn't answer this question off the top of my head.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 他只是一时糊涂，并没有恶意。

   tā zhǐ​shì yī​shí hú​tu, bìng méi​yǒu è​yì.

   He was just momentarily confused; he had no ill intent.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

5. 他一时想不开，竟然要去寻死。

   tā yī​shí xiǎng​bu​kāi, jìng​rán yào qù xún​sǐ.

   In a moment of despair, he actually tried to take his own life.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 我的思绪很乱，一时理不出头绪。

   wǒ de sī​xù hěn luàn, yī​shí lǐ bù chū tóu​xù.

   My thoughts are a mess; I can't make head or tail of it for the moment.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 他因为一时冲动做了一件蠢事。

   tā yīn​wèi yī​shí chōng​dòng zuò le yī jiàn chǔn​shì.

   He did something stupid on impulse.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

8. 悲喜交织的情绪让她一时语塞。

   bēi​xǐ jiāo​zhī de qíng​xù ràng tā yī​shí yǔ​sè.

   A mix of joy and sorrow left her speechless for a moment.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. 他话里的深意，我一时没能理会。

   tā huà lǐ de shēn​yì, wǒ yī​shí méi néng lǐ​huì.

   I didn't immediately grasp the deep meaning in his words.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. 他为了逞一时之快而出口伤人。

    tā wèi le chěng yī​shí zhī kuài ér chū​kǒu​shāng​rén.

    He spoke hurtful words just for a moment of satisfaction.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. 一时的疏忽铸成了终生的大错。

    yī​shí de shū​hu zhù​chéng le zhōng​shēng de dà​cuò.

    A moment's negligence resulted in a lifelong mistake.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

12. 我一时失手，把刚买的瓷碗摔碎了。

    wǒ yī​shí shī​shǒu, bǎ gāng mǎi de cí​wǎn shuāi​suì le.

    My hand slipped, and I broke the porcelain bowl I just bought.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

13. 一时的疏忽酿成了无法挽回的大错。

    yī​shí de shū​hu niàng​chéng le wú​fǎ wǎn​huí de dà​cuò.

    A moment's oversight led to an irreparable mistake.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

14. 别在乎一时的输赢，享受比赛的过程最重要。

    bié zài​hu yī​shí de shū​yíng, xiǎng​shòu bǐ​sài de guò​chéng zuì zhòng​yào.

    Don't worry about winning or losing for now; enjoying the process of the game is what's most important.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

15. 他的名字听起来很耳熟，但我一时想不起在哪见过他。

    tā de míng​zi tīng qi​lai hěn ěr​shú, dàn wǒ yī​shí xiǎng​bù​qǐ zài nǎ jiàn guo tā.

    His name sounds familiar, but I can't recall where I've seen him before.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

16. 这种服装款式在八十年代曾风行一时。

    zhè zhǒng fú​zhuāng kuǎn​shì zài bā​shí​nián​dài céng fēng​xíng yī​shí.

    This clothing style was popular for a time in the 1980s.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

17. 这位年轻的音乐家因其杰出的才华而名噪一时。

    zhè wèi nián​qīng de yīn​yuè​jiā yīn qí jié​chū de cái​huá ér míng zào yī​shí.

    The young musician became famous for a time due to his outstanding talent.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

18. 多项工程一时并举。

    duō xiàng gōng​chéng yī​shí bìng​jǔ.

    Multiple projects were underway simultaneously.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary