in an instant; in a flash
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pass in an instant; in the twinkling of an eye
literaryPrimarily used in written Chinese to describe the extreme brevity of time. Often appears in set phrases.
Shí时
guāng光
zhuǎn转
shùn瞬
jí即
shì逝
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
zhēn珍
xī惜
dāng当
xià下
。
Time passes in the blink of an eye; we must cherish the present.
Zhuǎn转
shùn瞬
zhī之
jiān间
，
tā他
jiù就
xiāo消
shī失
zài在
le了
rén人
qún群
zhōng中
。
In an instant, he disappeared into the crowd.
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Qīng青
chūn春
nián年
huá华
zhuǎn转
shùn瞬
jí即
shì逝
。
Youth passes away in a flash.