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一晃 (yí huàng) — (set phrase) in a flash; in a blink of an eye (of time passing swiftly)

Definition

Set phrase used in the clause-initial or clause-final position, meaning time flashed by — close to 转眼, but more literary/written. Distinct from 眨眼 ('to blink').

verb
(set phrase) in a flashin a blink of an eye (of time passing swiftly)

Examples

  • 一晃，。
    yí huàng, Shí nián jiù guò qù le.
    In a flash, ten years have passed.
  • ，一晃。
    Shí jiān guò dé zhēn kuài, yí huàng wǒ men yǐ jīng bì yè le.
    Time flies so fast — in a blink of an eye, we have already graduated.
  • 一晃。
    yí huàng Yòu shì chūn tiān le.
    In a flash, it's spring again.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

一yīone
晃huàngflash

'一' means one and '晃' means flash, together an instant.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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