Definition
一刹那 is a loanword from Sanskrit (kṣaṇa), referring to an extremely short moment — the blink of an eye. It's more literary and emphatic than 一会儿 or 瞬间, often used in formal or poetic contexts. Note that the standard pronunciation is yī chà nà, though the input pinyin here is given as yī chà.
n.
a momenta very short time
Examples
- 一刹那,。yī chà, tā míngbái le zhēnxiàng.In a flash, he understood the truth.
- 一刹那,。yī chà zhī jiān, yīqiè dōu biàn le.In an instant, everything changed.
- 一刹那。Nà zhǐ shì yī chà de shì.That was just a matter of a moment.
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