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刹那 (chà nà) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

刹那 (chà nà) is a Chinese word: instant. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 刹那

名 míng noun

instant

他在刹那间做出了决定。

tā zài chà nà jiān zuò chū le jué dìng

He made a decision in an instant.

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Word breakdown

刹 chà — transliteration of Sanskrit 'kṣa', representing extreme brevity

那 nà — transliteration of Sanskrit 'ṇa', completing the term for 'instant'

Words with this character (7)
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  • 6 那么 nà me — then, so, in that case HSK 2
    • 那 that (demonstrative element)
    • 么 particle completing the compound
    Example

    你不喜欢，那么我们换一个吧。

    nǐ bù xǐ huan nà me wǒ men huàn yí ge ba

    If you don't like it, then let's change to another one.

  • 7 那样 nà yàng — like that; that way; so HSK 2
    • 那 that (demonstrative pointing to something distant or previously mentioned)
    • 样 manner; way; appearance (indicates the manner or way of something)
    Example

    你为什么那样做？

    nǐ wèi shén me nà yàng zuò

    Why do you do it like that?

Structure & writing
1 刹 chà — Buddhist temple; abbreviation of Sanskrit transliteration "刹多罗" meaning land or field, referring to a Buddhist temple
Xpinyin

刹 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 杀 shā — to kill; to cause the death of a person or animal
杀 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 6
刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.)
1.2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
HSK 1
到 dào to arrive; to reach 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 班 bān a group organized for work or study
HSK 2
别 bié to part; to separate
HSK 3
刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft") 刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.
HSK 4
划 huà to divide; to differentiate 列 liè to arrange; to list 则 zé rule, regulation, system 判 pàn to separate; to distinguish 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt')
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剧 jù drama; theatrical play 剩 shèng to remain, to be left over 帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank
HSK 5
创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text) 刺 cì to pierce; to prick (a sharp object entering or passing through something) 副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正) 浏 liú (lit.) clear and limpid (of water)
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罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime
HSK 6
刊 kān to delete and revise 刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.) 剑 jiàn sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip) 割 gē to cut with a knife; to separate 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')
HSK 7
刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize 剃 tì to shave off (hair, beard, etc.) with a razor 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms
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剔 tī to strip or scrape meat from bone 剖 pōu to cut open; to split open 剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥 荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument) 辨 biàn to distinguish; to differentiate

Stroke order

2 那 nà — demonstrative pronoun referring to a distant person or thing (used before measure words, numerals+measure words, or nouns, or alone)
那 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 1
哪 nǎ which (followed by a measure word or numeral + measure word, to identify one or more among several people or things)
HSK 7
挪 nuó to move; to shift

那 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order