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弹指之间
彈指之間
tánzhǐzhījiān
1. a snap of the fingers (idiom); in an instant
2. in a short moment
3. in a flash
4. in the twinkling of an eye

Character Breakdown

弹
dàn
bullet, pellet, shell; elastic, springy
HSK 4 11 丶
指
zhǐ
finger, toe; to point, to indicate
HSK 4 9 丶
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
间
jiān
between, among; midpoint; space, place, locality
HSK 2 7 丶

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