Chinese word dictionary

刹那

chànà · an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye

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Word information

Simplified刹那

Traditional剎那

Pinyinchànà

Part of speech名

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

刹shā

temple, shrine, monastary; an instant, a moment; to brake

那nà

that, that one, those

How to learn 刹那

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.

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那nà

(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nei4]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case)

那边nàbiān

over there; yonder

那个nàge

that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler, similar to "umm", "you know" etc); (euph.) menstruation; sex; also pr. [nei4 ge5]

那里nàlǐ

there; that place

那儿nàr

there

那些nàxiē

those