一瞬间

一瞬間

yīshùnjiān

noun HSK 7-9 #7,458

Meanings

1 an instant
2 a split second
3 in the blink of an eye

Characters

between; interval

瞬 originally means 'to blink,' so 一瞬间 is literally 'the span of one blink.'

Examples

HSK 3

一瞬间，一切都变了。

Yīshùnjiān, yīqiè dōu biàn le.

In an instant, everything changed.

HSK 3

事故发生在一瞬间。

Shìgù fāshēng zài yīshùnjiān.

The accident happened in a split second.

Tips

usage

Synonymous with 一刹那 and 一刻. 一瞬间 is the most common in everyday speech; 一刹那 is more literary.

Stroke Order

一 yī

瞬 shùn

间 jiān