瞬间

• Pinyin: shùn jiān
• Desglose de hanzi: 瞬 = 目 (eye) + 舜 (phonetic, legendary emperor) — to blink; 间 = 门 (gate) + 日 (sun) — a gap between

Significado

un instante; una fracción de segundo

Used both as a noun (一瞬间 — in an instant) and an adverb (瞬间消失 — vanished in an instant). Frequently appears in literary, journalistic, and everyday contexts to express speed, sudden change, or ephemeral beauty. A core vocabulary item for expressing immediacy and transience.

Ejemplos

1. 地震发生的瞬间，她本能地用双手护住了头部。
2. 烟花在夜空中绽放，那一瞬间无比绚丽，却转眼即逝。
3. 他的眼神在瞬间闪过一丝犹豫，随即恢复了平静。

Guía de uso

Contexto: literature, description, journalism, everyday

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 高速摄影机能够捕捉到子弹穿透玻璃那一瞬间的完整细节。(High-speed cameras can capture the complete details of the instant a bullet passes through glass.)
• 在那个决定命运的瞬间，他选择了放弃逃跑，转身去救被困的同伴。(In that fate-defining instant, he chose to give up fleeing and turned back to rescue his trapped companion.)

Incorrecto

• 不能将 瞬间 与 时刻 完全互换 — 瞬间 emphasises extreme brevity (a split second), while 时刻 refers to a particular moment in time, which may not be extremely brief

Origen e historia

瞬 (blink of an eye) + 间 (within, a brief span of time)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal