彈指之間 tán zhǐ zhī jiān

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

彈 tán pellet, bullet, shot, shell
指 zhǐ
HSK 4
finger, toe; point, indicate
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
間 jiān interval, space; place, between