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瞬间

shùn jiān · shun jian

Traditional 瞬間

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. in an instant; in a flash
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The bird photo

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)拍(pāi)一张(yīzhāng)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)飞起来(fēiqǐlai)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)。

    I want to take a photo of a bird flying up.

  2. Liangliang

    小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)飞起来(fēiqǐlai)只有(zhǐyǒu)一(yī)瞬间(shùnjiān)。

    A bird flying up lasts only a moment.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)拍(pāi)很多(hěnduō)张(zhāng)，总有(zǒngyǒu)一张(yīzhāng)好(hǎo)的(de)。

    Then I will take many shots. Surely one will be good.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这(zhè)一(yī)瞬间(shùnjiān)我(wǒ)拍到(pāidào)了(le)！

    Look, I captured this moment!

  5. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)吗(ma)？怎么(zěnme)只有(zhǐyǒu)一根(yīgēn)手指(shǒuzhǐ)？

    Is this a bird? Why is there only a finger?

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)一(yī)瞬间(shùnjiān)，我(wǒ)的(de)手指(shǒuzhǐ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)上镜(shàngjìng)。

    At that moment, my finger wanted to be in the photo too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)他(tā)们(men)双(shuāng)目(mù)交(jiāo)接(jiē)的(de)瞬(shùn)间(jiān)，世(shì)界(jiè)仿(fǎng)佛(fú)静(jìng)止(zhǐ)了(le)。

When their eyes met, it was as if the world stood still.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jessie0422 · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)瞬(shùn)间(jiān)对(duì)你(nǐ)肃(sù)然(rán)起(qǐ)敬(jìng)！

I am immediately in awe of you!

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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