| 暫 | [ zàn ] temporary, Taiwan pr. [zhan4] |
| 暫且 | [ zàn qiě ] for now, for the time being, temporarily |
| 暫住證 | [ zàn zhù zhèng ] temporary residence permit |
| 暫停 | [ zàn tíng ] to suspend, time-out (e.g. in sports), stoppage, pause (media player) |
| 暫定 | [ zàn dìng ] temporary arrangement, provisional, tentative |
| 暫息 | [ zàn xī ] a lull (in the storm), brief break (in rain) |
| 暫態 | [ zàn taì ] transient |
| 暫擱 | [ zàn gē ] temporarily stopped, in abeyance |
| 暫時 | [ zàn shí ] temporary, provisional, for the time being |
| 暫牙 | [ zàn yá ] deciduous tooth, milk tooth, baby tooth, also written 乳齒|乳齿[ru3 chi3] |
| 暫短 | [ zàn duǎn ] brief (in time) |
| 暫緩 | [ zàn huǎn ] to postpone |
| 暫缺 | [ zàn quē ] currently in short supply, in deficit (of commodity), currently vacant (position) |
| 暫行 | [ zàn xíng ] provisional |
| ⇒ 人生短暫，學術無涯 | [ rén shēng duǎn zàn xué shù wú yá ] Life is short, learning is limitless, Ars longa, vita brevis |
| ⇒ 睡眠呼吸暫停 | [ shuì mián hū xī zàn tíng ] central sleep apnea (CSA) |
| ⇒ 短暫 | [ duǎn zàn ] of short duration, brief, momentary |