瞬间

瞬間

shùnjiān

noun HSK 7-9 #5,031

Meanings

1 instant
2 moment
3 split second

Characters

blink of an eye; instant

interval; moment

Literally 'blink interval' - the briefest moment

Examples

HSK 3

一切都发生在瞬间。

Yīqiè dōu fāshēng zài shùnjiān.

Everything happened in an instant.

HSK 7-9

那个瞬间让我终生难忘。

Nàge shùnjiān ràng wǒ zhōngshēng nánwàng.

That moment will stay with me forever.

Tips

memory

瞬 contains 目 (eye) - a 瞬间 is literally the time it takes to blink an eye.

Stroke Order

瞬 shùn

间 jiān