一时间

yī shí jiān · yi shi jian

Traditional 一時間

Meaning

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  1. for a moment
  2. momentarily

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)一(yì)时(shí)间(jiān)拿(ná)不(bu)定(dìng)主(zhǔ)意(yi),不(bù)知(zhī)如(rú)何(hé)是(shì)好(hǎo)。

Suddenly unable to make up her mind, she didn't know what to do.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yì)时(shí)间(jiān)我(wǒ)还(hái)以(yǐ)为(wéi)他(tā)疯(fēng)了(le)。

For a moment there, I thought he had gone mad.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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