一瞬 (yī shùn) — an instant, a flash

Definition

Examples

• 那一一瞬，我看到了她眼中的泪水。
  Nà yì yī shùn, wǒ kàn dào le tā yǎn zhōng de lèi shuǐ.
  In that instant, I saw the tears in her eyes.
• 人生不过短短的一一瞬。
  Rén shēng bú guò duǎn duǎn de yì yī shùn.
  Life is but a brief instant.
• 在一一瞬之间，火车迅速通过了站台。
  Zài yì yī shùn zhī jiān, huǒ chē xùn sù tōng guò le zhàn tái.
  In an instant, the train quickly passed through the platform.

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