Definition
This character has two readings: shā (the common verb meaning 'to brake', seen in 刹车) and chà (used in Buddhist loanwords, especially 刹那 'instant'). This entry is for the chà reading. As a standalone character it is rarely used; you will almost always see it in the compound 刹那.
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(bound morpheme) used in 刹那 (chànà, 'instant')
Examples
- ，。Nà yí chà nà, tā juédìng fàngqì le.In that instant, he decided to give up.
- 。Shìqíng jiù fāshēng zài yí chà nà jiān.It happened in a split second.
- ，。Yí chà nà, zhěnggè shìjiè dōu ānjìng le.In an instant, the whole world went quiet.
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