Definition
瞬 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'blink of an eye' or 'instant'. It cannot be used alone as a word; it always appears in compounds such as 瞬间 (shùnjiān, instant), 一瞬 (yíshùn, a blink), and 转瞬 (zhuǎnshùn, in a flash).
b.f.
blink of an eyeinstantvery brief moment
Examples
- ，。Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài, yí shùn jiù guòqù le.Time passes so fast, it's gone in a blink.
- ，。shùn jiān, tā zuò chū le juédìng.In an instant, he made a decision.
- ，。Zhuǎn shùn zhī jiān, tā yǐjīng pǎo yuǎn le.In the blink of an eye, he had already run far away.
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