瞬息
瞬息 shùn xī ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧ seon3 sik1
- in a flash
- twinkling
- ephemeral
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
瞬
- 瞬间瞬間 shùn jiān ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢ seon3 gaan1 in an instant; in a flash
- 一瞬间一瞬間 yī shùn jiān ㄧ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢ jat1 seon3 gaan1 split second
- 一瞬 yī shùn ㄧ ㄕㄨㄣˋ jat1 seon3 one instant
- 瞬态瞬態 shùn tài ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄞˋ seon3 taai3 (physics) (attributive) transient
- 瞬时瞬時 shùn shí ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄕˊ seon3 si4 instantaneous
- 瞬膜 shùn mó ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄛˊ seon3 mok2 nictitating membrane (zoology)
Idioms with these characters
- 目不转瞬目不轉瞬 mù bù zhuǎn shùn ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ muk6 bat1 zyun2 seon3 gazing fixedly (idiom)
- 瞬息万变瞬息萬變 shùn xī wàn biàn ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ seon3 sik1 maan6 bin3 in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
- 瞬息之间瞬息之間 shùn xī zhī jiān ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ seon3 sik1 zi1 gaan1 (idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
- 转瞬即逝轉瞬即逝 zhuǎn shùn jí shì ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ zyun2 seon3 zik1 sai6 (idiom) fleeting; transitory
- 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī ㄔㄨㄢ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ cyun1 lau4 bat1 sik1 the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow
- 姑息养奸姑息養奸 gū xī yǎng jiān ㄍㄨ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄢ gu1 sik1 joeng5 gaan1 to tolerate is to nurture an evildoer (idiom); spare the rod and spoil the child
- 经久不息經久不息 jīng jiǔ bù xī ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧ ging1 gau2 bat1 sik1 (idiom) prolonged (applause, cheering etc)
- 起居作息 qǐ jū zuò xī ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧ hei2 geoi1 zok3 sik1 lit. rising and lying down, working and resting (idiom)
- 气息奄奄氣息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn ㄑㄧˋ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢˇ hei3 sik1 jim1 jim1 to have only a breath of life (idiom)