MOMENT    剎那

POINT of TIME OR INTENSELY SHORT TIME.
LITTLE WHILESHORT TIMEBITMINUTEINSTANTSECONDSPLIT SECONDINFORMAL SEC
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for a very short time is xū yú 須臾. 2. Qǐng 頃 refers to a short while, a certain reasonably short amount of time, always longer than xū yú 須臾 "a moment". NB: Shùn 瞚／瞬 is post-Han. 3. Shí 時 "time" is commonly used to refer to a moment in time.
Modern Chinese Criteria
一眨眼 一轉眼 一瞥眼 一晃 一剎那 剎那 霎時 一霎 一瞬 轉瞬 瞬間 倏地 倏忽 奄忽 倏 瞬 一息 瞬息 轉眼 轉手 轉臉 一下 旋踵 不旋踵 隔了一會兒 俯仰之間 彈指之間 一瞥之間 轉眼之間 電光石火 first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis, based on CL. 18.11.2003. CH
Hyponym
  • THEREUPON　At the MOMENT WHEN something OTHER has HAPPENED.NB: THEN is taken as a logical conditional relation, whereas THEREUPON is temporal. The distinction needs much more attention. (anc: 5/0, child: 1)
  • NOW　MOMENT BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE. (anc: 5/0, child: 1)
  • TIMELY　At the APPROPRIATE OR CORRECT MOMENT. (anc: 5/0, child: 0)
  • LIMIT　MOMENT OR PLACE which DEFINES what is INSIDE AND what is OUTSIDE something. (anc: 5/0, child: 4)
See also
  • QUICKBe INTENSE in MOVING OR CHANGING CAUSING the PERIOD of this MOVEMENT OR CHANGE to be INTENSELY SHORT.
  • SUDDENLYQUICKLY AND in a way NOT EXPECTED.
  • BLINKLOOK so as to SHUT AND OPEN one's EYES, OFTEN INVOLUNTARILY.
  • OPPORTUNITYSITUATION APPROPRIATE FOR ACHIEVING something.
Hypernym
  • TIME　ABSTRACT OBJECT that all EVENTS ARE-IN. (anc: 3/0, child: 11)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • PRIME　 (anc: 1/0, child: 2)
  • Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. Dictionnaire des intraduisibles ( CASSIN 2004) p. 597

  • Vocabulaire européen des philosophies. Dictionnaire des intraduisibles ( CASSIN 2004) p. 813

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p. 21

  • 古辭辨 Gu ci bian ( WANG FENGYANG 1993) p. 13

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 319

  • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.338.301

    MOMENT.INSTANT

    • Words (30 items)

    時  shí OC: ɡljɯ MC: dʑɨ 28 Attributions

    Shí 時 "time" is commonly used to refer to a moment in time.

      Syntactic words
    • nab.post-V{NUM}moment
    • nabappropriateright moment, right point in time, proper time, Greek: kairos
    • nabhistoricalhistorical point in time, historical stageCH
    • nabphysicalmoment, a point in timeLZ
    • nabtime of daytime of day[a two hour period during the day]
    • nadNof the time
    • nadS1.postS2at that time
    • nadV.postN{SUBJ}at that time
    • npost-S1.adS2at the time of S
    • vi0+Vit is the time to V
    須臾  xū yú OC: so lo MC: si̯o ji̯o 22 Attributions

    The current general word for a very short time is xū yú 須臾.

      Syntactic words
    • nadNshort-lived, lasting only a moment
    • NPa short moment
    • NPadVfor a very short time, for as much as a moment; occasionally used nominally: a moment of life; after a very short time, in no time
    • NPadVonlyonly for a moment
    • NPpostadVin a moment, momentarily (this is a rare instance of an adverb being postposed to the verb it modifies)
    • VPibe short-lasting, be momentary, be short-lived
    頃  qǐng OC: khʷleŋʔ MC: khiɛŋ 11 Attributions

    Qǐng 頃 refers to a short while, a certain reasonably short amount of time, always longer than xū yú 須臾"a moment".

      Syntactic words
    • na short while
    • nadSafter a short while
    • nadVtimefor a short time, for a moment
    • npost-Nthe time defined by N
    • npost-S1.adS2at the time of S
    • npostadVfor a moment, for a certain time
    頃之  qǐng zhī OC: khʷleŋʔ kljɯ MC: khiɛŋ tɕɨ 10 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPa short while
    • NPadSafter a short while
    斯須  sī xū OC: sqe so MC: siɛ si̯o 10 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPab.adNof a moment
    • NPabtimemoment
    • NPadVfor a short while; for as much as one moment
    • NPpostadVfor a moment
    • npro.adNabmomentary
    少頃  shǎo qǐng MC: syewX khjwiengX OC: hmljewʔ khʷleŋʔ 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNbrief, instantaneousLZ
    • VPadVfor a whileLZ
    方  fāng MC: pjang OC: paŋ 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nadVat that moment> justCH
    少  shǎo OC: hmljewʔ MC: ɕiɛu 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • v-P.adVshortfor a short whileTW
    • v[adN.]adVfor a short moment
    迴  huí OC: ɢuul MC: ɦuo̝i 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • v-p.adVat one pointCH
    • vadVat one moment (and at another...)
    少時  shǎo shí OC: hmljewʔ ɡljɯ MC: ɕiɛu dʑɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPadVin a short time
    剎那間  chà nà jiān OC: tshraad naals kreen MC: ʈʂhɣat nɑ kɣɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPpostadSin a moment; in no time
    有頃  yǒu qǐng OC: ɢʷɯʔ khʷleŋʔ MC: ɦɨu khiɛŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NP[adN]short while
    須  xū OC: so MC: si̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nabtimemoment of time
    隨手  suí shǒu MC: zjwe syuwX OC: sɢlol hmljuʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadNmomentary and spontaneousCH
    倉猝  cāng cù OC: skhaaŋ skhuud MC: tshɑŋ tshuot 1 Attribution

      Word relations
    • Synon: 須臾/MOMENT The current general word for a very short time is xū yú 須臾.

      Syntactic words
    • VPadNmarkedhurried; momentary
    頃時  qǐng shí OC: khʷleŋʔ ɡljɯ MC: khiɛŋ dʑɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPadVwithin a short time
    須臾之間  xū yú zhī jiān OC: so lo kljɯ kreen MC: si̯o ji̯o tɕɨ kɣɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPadSall of a sudden in one moment
    應聲  yìng shēng MC: 'ingH syeng OC: -- qjeŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadSin a moment; on the spotDS
    一時  yī shí OC: qliɡ ɡljɯ MC: ʔit dʑɨ 1 Attribution
    • 唐五代語言詞典 Táng Wǔdài yǔyán cídiǎn A Dictionary of the Language of the Tang and Five Dynasties Periods ( JIANG/CAO 1997) p. 410

      glossed as 同時，一齊; examples in BIANWEN

      Syntactic words
    • NPadSat a certain time; once upon a time
    須臾之頃  xū yú zhī qǐng OC: so lo kljɯ khʷleŋʔ MC: si̯o ji̯o tɕɨ khiɛŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPadV.postN{SUBJ}in the course of a moment
    斯須之頃  sī xū zhī qǐng OC: sqe so kljɯ khʷleŋʔ MC: siɛ si̯o tɕɨ khiɛŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPab.adStimeafter a while; a moment later
    一旦一夕  yī yí，yì dàn yī yí，yì xī xì，yì MC: 'jit tanH 'jit zjek OC: qliɡ taans qliɡ sɢlaɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPadNof a short moment, very short termCH
    暫  zàn OC: dzaams MC: dzɑm 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • n-Vfor a brief time [see n-V.adS
    • n-V.adSfor a brief moment 暫來 蹔來
    一瞬  yī yí，yì shùn MC: 'jit sywinH  OC: qliɡ qjuns 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPa single momentCH
    頃間  qǐng jiān OC: khʷleŋʔ kreen MC: khiɛŋ kɣɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPadVfor a short while
    剎那  chà nà OC: tshraad naals MC: ʈʂhɣat nɑ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabbuddhista moment; an instance
    霎  shà OC: sqreeb MC: ʂɣɛp 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVfor a brief moment
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nadVat a certain moment> justCH
    瞬  shùn OC: qhljuns MC: ɕʷin
    瞬  shùn OC: qjuns MC: ɕʷin 0 Attributions

    Shùn 瞚／瞬 for moment is post-Han.

      Syntactic words
    瞬  shùn OC: qjuns MC: ɕʷin 0 Attributions

    Shùn 瞚／瞬 for moment is post-Han.

      Syntactic words
    • vadVpost-Han: within the blinking of an eye> within a split second