一刻
yī kè
Meaning
a quarter of an hour; 15 minutes; a moment; an instant
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现在是八点一刻。
xiàn zài shì bā diǎn yī kè。
It's a quarter past eight.
那一刻，时间仿佛静止了。
nà yī kè， shí jiān fǎng fú jìng zhǐ le。
At that moment, time seemed to stand still.