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

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刹 • chà • to stop; Buddhist temple or monastery
chà刹

to stop; Buddhist temple or monastery

那 • nà • that • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
nà那

that

Word Info

Pinyinchà nà
Meaninginstant; split second
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 刹那.

  • 不惜bù xīnot spare; not hestitate
  • 曝光bào guāngexposure
  • 嘈杂cáo zánoisy; din
  • 饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānghave lived through many changes
  • 标本biāo běnspecimen; sample; representative
  • 拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
  • 霸道bà dàostrong; potent
  • 报复bào fùtake vengeance on; retaliate
  • 遍布biàn bùbe found everywhere; spread all over
  • 不免bù miǎnunavoidable; bound to; invariably inevitably
  • 安详ān xiángcomposed; serene
  • 不料bú liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 刹那.

Words with 刹
  • 刹车shā chēput on the brake; stop a machine
  • 一刹那yī chà nàa moment
Words with 那
  • 那个nà gethat; that one
那些nà xiēthose
  • 那儿nà rthere
  • 那边nà bianover there
  • 那里nà lithere; that place
  • 那么nà melike that
  • 那样nà yàngthat kind
  • 那位nà wèithat (polite, person)
    • 4.

    How to Use 刹那 in Sentences

    Noun + Suffixwith间
    chà刹
    nà那
    jiān间
    neutral
    in a flash
    Measure Word + Nounwith一
    yī一
    chà刹
    nà那
    Adjective + Nounwith电光石火
    diàn电
    guāng光
    shí石
    huǒ火
    de的
    yī一
    chà刹
    Noun + Conjunction + Nounwith永恒
    yǒng永
    héng恒
    yǔ与
    chà刹
    nà那
    5.

    Example Sentences with 刹那

    shí时
    jiān间
    guò过
    dé得
    hěn很
    kuài快
    neutral
    in an instant
    nà那
    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.
    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
    ，
    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?
    tā他
    méi没
    yǒu有
    sī丝
    háo毫
    yóu犹
    yù豫
    ，
    lián连
    yí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.