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一瞬间

yī shùn jiān · yi shun jian

Traditional 一瞬間

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. split second
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  1. Liangliang

    刚才(gāngcái)窗外(chuāngwài)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhǐ)鸟(niǎo)，一瞬间(yīshùnjiān)就(jiù)飞走(fēizǒu)了(le)。

    There was a bird outside the window, and it flew away in an instant.

  2. Dengdeng

    一瞬间(yīshùnjiān)？我(wǒ)拍到(pāidào)了(le)它(tā)！

    An instant? I got it on camera!

  3. Liangliang

    真的吗(zhēndema)？给(gěi)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    Really? Let me see.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，它(tā)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)！

    Look, it is here!

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)一片(yīpiàn)叶子(yèzi)。

    This is a leaf.

  6. Dengdeng

    那只(nàzhǐ)鸟(niǎo)在(zài)一瞬间(yīshùnjiān)就(jiù)变成(biànchéng)叶子(yèzi)了(le)。

    Then that bird turned into a leaf in an instant.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)一(yí)瞬(shùn)间(jiān)，仿(fǎng)佛(fú)一(yí)切(qiè)都(dōu)停(tíng)止(zhǐ)了(le)。

In just a moment, it seemed like everything stopped.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by iiujik · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

就(jiù)在(zài)那(nà)一(yí)瞬(shùn)间(jiān)，他(tā)突(tū)然(rán)想(xiǎng)起(qǐ)了(le)答(dá)案(àn)。

In that split second, he suddenly remembered the answer.

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