弹指之间 tánzhǐzhījiān in a flash Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 弹指 彈指 tánzhǐ in a flash A very short moment; in the wink of an eye之间 之間 zhījiān locativenoun during A period of time within two points; also used after certain words to indicate a very short duration or an instant.