瞬 (shùn) — blink of an eye; instant; very brief moment

Definition

瞬 is a bound morpheme — it only appears in compounds like 瞬间 and 转瞬, never as a standalone word. It means 'a blink of an eye, an instant.'

bound form

blink of an eyeinstantvery brief moment

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Shí jiān guò dé zhēn kuài, yí shùn jiù guò qù le.
Time passes so fast, it's gone in a blink.
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shùn Jiān, tā zuò chū le jué dìng.
In an instant, he made a decision.
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Zhuǎn shùn zhī jiān, tā yǐ jīng pǎo yuǎn le.
In the blink of an eye, he had already run far away.

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