瞬间 (shùn jiān) — a split second, an instant

Définition

瞬间 names a very brief moment, emphasizing how quickly something happened. Compared to 刹那 (a Buddhist-origin term for the same split-second idea, more literary), 瞬间 is the everyday, neutral choice.

noun
a split secondan instant

Exemples

  • Jiù zài nà yí shùn jiān, tā zuò chū le jué dìng.
    Just at that instant, he made a decision.
  • Tā yí shùn jiān jiù bú jiàn le.
    He disappeared in an instant.
  • Nà yí shùn jiān, suǒ yǒu rén dōu ān jìng le xià lái.
    In that instant, everyone fell silent.

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