instant; moment; split second
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instant; split second; moment
Often used in physics and technical contexts to describe an extremely brief point in time. Can be used with demonstratives like 这/那.
Shùn瞬
shí时
，
quán全
chǎng场
dēng灯
guāng光
xī熄
miè灭
。
In an instant, all the lights in the venue went out.
Zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
yī一
gè个
shùn瞬
shí时
xiàn现
xiàng象
，
bù不
shì是
chí持
xù续
de的
zhuàng状
tài态
。
This is merely a transient phenomenon, not a continuous state.
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Wù物
lǐ理
xué学
zhōng中
jīng经
cháng常
tǎo讨
lùn论
shùn瞬
shí时
sù速
dù度
de的
gài概
niàn念
。
The concept of instantaneous velocity is frequently discussed in physics.