一瞬间 (yī shùn jiān) — a flash; an instant; a very brief moment

Definition

Examples

• 就在那一一瞬间，他做出了决定。
  Jiù zài nà yì yī shùn jiān, tā zuò chū le jué dìng.
  In that instant, he made a decision.
• 烟花在天空中绽放，一瞬间就消失了。
  Yān huā zài tiān kōng zhōng zhàn fàng, yī shùn jiān jiù xiāo shī le.
  The fireworks bloomed in the sky and disappeared in a flash.
• 一瞬间的功夫，他已经跑到了终点。
  yī shùn jiān De gōng fu, tā yǐ jīng pǎo dào le zhōng diǎn.
  In the blink of an eye, he had already run to the finish line.

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