转瞬即逝

轉瞬即逝

zhuǎnshùn-jíshì

idiom #19,786

Meanings

1 fleeting
2 transient
3 gone in the blink of an eye

Characters

to pass; to fade

Examples

青春是转瞬即逝的。

Qīngchūn shì zhuǎnshùnjíshì de.

Youth is fleeting.

机会转瞬即逝，你要赶紧抓住。

Jīhuì zhuǎnshùnjíshì, nǐ yào gǎnjǐn zhuāzhù.

Opportunities are fleeting — you must seize them quickly.

Tips

memory

转瞬 = turn of a blink, 即逝 = immediately gone. One blink and it vanishes.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

瞬 shùn

即 jí

逝 shì