Chinese symbol for “momentary”
短暂
duǎn zàn
Traditional: 短暫
of short duration; brief; momentary
The closest CC-CEDICT match for momentary is 短暂 (duǎn zàn), defined as: of short duration; brief; momentary.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “momentary”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一时 (一時) | yī shí | a period of time; a while |
| 电光石火 (電光石火) | diàn guāng shí huǒ | (idiom) in a flash; fleeting; momentary |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 短暂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 短期 | duǎn qī | short-term |
| 短片 | duǎn piàn | short film; video clip |
| 缩短 (縮短) | suō duǎn | to shorten; to reduce; to curtail |
| 短缺 | duǎn quē | shortage |
| 短信 | duǎn xìn | text message; SMS |
| 暂时 (暫時) | zàn shí | temporary; provisional; for the time being |
| 暂停 (暫停) | zàn tíng | to suspend; time-out (e.g. in sports) |
| 暂缓 (暫緩) | zàn huǎn | to postpone |
See also: Japanese symbol for “momentary”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.