Meaning of miǎo:
miǎo
秒
Noun
second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly
Tā zài shí miǎo nèi wánchéngle rènwù.
他在十秒内完成了任务。
He completed the task in ten seconds.
Zhège jiǎodù yǒu wǔshí miǎo.
这个角度有五十秒。
This angle measures fifty arc seconds.
Zhǐ xū jǐ miǎo zhōng, tā jiù jiějué le zhège wèntí.
只需几秒钟,他就解决了这个问题。
It only took him a few seconds to solve the problem.