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刹那 (chà nà): Instant (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

刹那 consists of 2 characters.

to stop; Buddhist temple or monastery

How to Use 刹那 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 刹那 with other words naturally.

Noun + Suffixwith间

chà刹

nà那

jiān间

neutral

in a flash

Measure Word + Nounwith一

yī一

chà刹

nà那

neutral

in an instant

Adjective + Nounwith电光石火

diàng电

uāng光

shí石

huǒ火

de的

yī一

chà刹

nà那

Noun + Conjunction + Nounwith永恒

yǒng永

héng恒

yǔ与

chà刹

nà那

Example Sentences with 刹那

shí时

jiān间

guò过

dé得

hěn很

kuài快

，

formalWritten

in the blink of an eye

formal

Written

eternity and an instant

yī

一

chà刹

nà那

jiù就

guò过

qù去

le了

。

Time passes quickly; it's gone in an instant.

zài在

nà那

yí一

chà刹

nà那

，

tā他

nǎo脑

hǎi海

zhōng中

shǎn闪

guò过

wú无

shù数

gè个

niàn念

tou头

。

In that instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

lì历

shǐ史

jìn进

chéng程

wǎng往

wǎng往

zài在

guān关

jiàn键

chà刹

nà那

fā发

shēng生

jué决

dìng定

xìng性

zhuǎn转

zhé折

。

The course of history often takes a decisive turn at critical moments.

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zài在

nà那

yī一

chà刹

nà那

，

tā他

kàn看

dào到

le了

měi美

lì丽

de的

cǎi彩

hóng虹

。

In that instant, he saw a beautiful rainbow.

nǐ你

shì是

fǒu否

céng曾

zài在

mǒu某

gè个

chà刹

nà那

tā他

méi没

yǒu有

sī丝

háo毫

yóu犹

yù豫

，

lián连

yí

tā她

yóu犹

yù豫

le了

yī一

chà刹

nà那

，

rán然

jiù就

zài在

nà那

yí一

chà刹

nà那

，

diàn电

shǎn闪

léi

，

gǎn感

dào到

shí时

jiān间

fǎng仿

fú佛

jìng静

zhǐ止

le了

？

Have you ever felt as if time stood still at a certain instant?

一

chà刹

nà那

de的

chí迟

yí疑

dōu都

méi没

yǒu有

。

He didn't hesitate at all, not even for a split second.

hòu

后

zuò做

chū出

le了

jué决

dìng定

。

She hesitated for a moment, then made a decision.

雷

míng鸣

，

bào暴

yǔ雨

qīng倾

pén盆

ér而

xià下

。

At that very instant, lightning flashed, thunder roared, and the rain poured down.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 刹那.

Words with 刹

刹车shā chē
一刹那yī chà nà

Words with 那

那个nà ge
那么nà me
那些nà xiē
那儿nà r
那时nà shí
那样nà yàng
那边nà bian
那里nà li