刹 (chà) — (bound morpheme) used in 刹那 (chànà, 'instant')
Definition
A bound morpheme used only in 刹那 ('an instant'); it never stands alone. Compare 瞬间 (a brief moment) — both mean a split second, but 刹那 is more literary.
bound form
(bound morpheme) used in 刹那 (chànà, 'instant')
Examples
- ，。Nà yí chà nà, tā jué dìng fàng qì le.In that instant, he decided to give up.
- 。Shì qing jiù fā shēng zài yí chà nà jiān.It happened in a split second.
- ，。Yí chà nà, zhěng gè shì jiè dōu ān jìng le.In an instant, the whole world went quiet.
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