一念
yī​niàn

a single thought

  • created sense approved 一念 · yī​niàn · a single thought — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一念

    yī​niàn

    a single thought

    A single thought or an instant; the very moment a thought arises.

    yí​niàn

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 念 (literal) → 念 · niàn · thought

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  • created sense approved 一念 · yī​niàn · moment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    一念

    yī​niàn

    moment

    A Buddhist term referring to the shortest possible unit of time for a mental activity or a single act of mindfulness.

    yí​niàn

    一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 念 (literal) → 念 · niàn · instant

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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