Definition & Meaning

instant; split second

Word usage

chà nà

刹 那

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n.instant; split second
- chà nà jiān huì chǎng biàn de yā què wú shēng
  刹那间，会场变得鸦雀无声。
  The conference room fell silent instantly.
- ài shàng yī gè rén zhǐ xū yī chà nà
  爱上一个人只需一刹那。
  It only takes a moment to fall in love with someone.
- chà nà zhī jiān tā wán chéng le rèn wù
  刹那之间，他完成了任务。
  In a flash, he finished the task.
- chà nà jiān tā dǎo zài dì shang bù xǐng rén shì
  刹那间，她倒在地上，不省人事。
  Suddenly, she collapsed and lost consciousness.
synonym
tū rán突然 shùn jiān瞬间 yī shùn一瞬 piàn kè片刻 shà shí霎时 yī huàng一晃 qǐng kè顷刻 zhuǎn shùn转瞬 shùn xī瞬息 yī shà一霎 piàn shí片时 shǎo qǐng少顷 é qǐng俄顷 yí shí移时 shǎo jiàn少间 piàn shǎng片晌 shào yān少焉
antonym
cháng jiǔ长久 yǒng jiǔ永久

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Note
"刹" cannot be pronounced as "shà" and cannot be written as "霎".

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