Chinese word dictionary

一瞬间

yī shùn jiān · split second

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Word information

Simplified一瞬间

Traditional一瞬間

Pinyinyī shùn jiān

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

一yī

one; first

瞬shùn

to wink, to blink; an instant, the blink of an eye

间jiān

between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality

How to learn 一瞬间

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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房间fángjiān

room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]

时间shíjiān

(concept of) time; (duration of) time; (point in) time

第一dì yī

first; number one; primary

一yī

one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

一半yíbàn

half

一下yíxià

(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly