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瞬息

shùn xī

2-character word

What 瞬息 means

1. in a flash
2. twinkling
3. ephemeral

The characters in 瞬息

• 瞬shùnto wink
• 息xībreath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)

Words starting with 瞬息

• 瞬息万变shùn xī wàn biànin an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
• 瞬息之间shùn xī zhī jiān(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash

Sounds the same

Read shùn xī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 𥆧息in a flash; twinkling; ephemeral

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