# 刹那 (chànà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 刹那 (chànà) means “an instant; split second”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: an instant; split second
- Pinyin: chànà (cha4 na4)
- Traditional: 剎那
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 流星在夜空中一刹那就划过了。
  Liúxīng zài yèkōng zhōng yī chànà jiù huáguò le.
  The meteor flashed across the night sky in a split second.

## Characters

- 刹 (chà): Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 刹多罗, Sanskri
- [那](https://hanziro.com/word/na-that/) (nà): that

https://hanziro.com/word/cha-na-instant/

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