Instant in Chinese
an instant · HSK 6
片刻
- 片 thin piece
- 刻 to carve
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Other ways to say instant
More words with 片 or 刻
How do you say instant in Chinese?
Instant in Chinese is 片刻 (piàn kè). You can also say 瞬间 (shùn jiān).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
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