顷刻

yī zhèn kuáng fēng chuī lái jiāng miàn shang qǐng kè xiān qǐ le jù làng

一阵狂风吹来，江面上顷刻掀起了巨浪。

A gale blew in, and instantly the surging river swelled up.

qǐng kè zhī jiān

顷刻之间

in an instant

qǐng kè tān tā

顷刻坍塌

collapse instantly

qǐng kè jiān wǒ jué de zì jǐ zì yóu le

顷刻间，我觉得自己自由了。

For a moment in time, I could feel I was free.

qíng le yī tiān hòu tiān kōng yòu wū yún mì bù qǐng kè biàn yǔ dǎ chuāng líng

晴了一天后，天空又乌云密布，顷刻便雨打窗棂。

After a fine day, the sky had clouded over and suddenly rain lashed against the windows.