shùnxī

瞬息

Word · Noun

moment; instant; twinkling

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

a very short moment; an instant; the twinkling of an eye

literary

Literary term referring to an extremely brief duration. Commonly appears in fixed expressions such as 瞬息万变.

Yī一
kē颗
liú流
xīng星
huá划
guò过
tiān天
kōng空
 ,
shùn瞬
xī息
biàn便
xiāo消
shī失
le了
 。

A shooting star streaked across the sky and disappeared in an instant.

Shùn瞬
xī息
wàn万
biàn变
de的
shì市
chǎng场
ràng让
rén人
nán难
yǐ以
zhuō捉
mō摸
 。

The rapidly changing market is difficult to predict.

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Shèng胜
fù负
zhī只
zài在
shùn瞬
xī息
zhī之
jiān间
 。

Victory or defeat lies only in a fleeting moment.