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弹指之间

tánzhǐzhījiān

Traditional: 彈指之間

a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant / in a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye

Character Breakdown

弹
dàn
bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
HSK 4
指
zhǐ
finger, toe; to point, to indicate
HSK 4
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
间
jiān
between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality
HSK 2

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Chinese
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