眨眼 (zhǎ yǎn) — to blink; to wink

Definição

Covers both blinking (unconscious) and winking (a deliberate signal). The set phrase 一眨眼 or 转眼 — not 眨眼 itself — is what means 'in the blink of an eye'.

verb
to blinkto wink

Exemplos

  • 眨眼
    Tā yì zhí zài zhǎ yǎn, yǎn jing hǎo xiàng bú tài shū fu.
    He keeps blinking — his eyes seem uncomfortable.
  • 眨眼
    Tā duì wǒ zhǎ yǎn le yí xià, shì yì wǒ bú yào shuō xià qù.
    She winked at me, signaling I should stop talking.
  • 眨眼
    Yì zhǎ yǎn de gōng fu, huǒ chē jiù kāi yuǎn le.
    In the blink of an eye, the train had already traveled far away.

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