瞬
间

In an instant in Chinese: 瞬间 (shùn jiān)

shùn jiān

in an instant

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 瞬間1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1in an instant
  2. 2in a flash

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瞬
间

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄣˋ

shùn

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

瞬间

Simplified

瞬間

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 烟花在瞬间照亮了夜空。

    yān huā zài shùn jiān zhào liàng le yè kōng。

    The fireworks lit up the night sky in an instant.

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Related words

间

jiān

between

房间

fáng jiān

room

时间

shí jiān

time

中间

zhōng jiān

the middle

空间

kōng jiān

space

期间

qī jiān

period of time

民间

mín jiān

among the people

之间

zhī jiān

(after a noun) between

间接

jiàn jiē

indirect

人间

rén jiān

the human world

夜间

yè jiān

nighttime

车间

chē jiān

workshop

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