一转眼

一轉眼
yìzhuǎnyǎn
phrase #26,288

Meanings

  1. 1 in the blink of an eye
  2. 2 in an instant
  3. 3 very quickly

Examples

HSK 2
一转眼,孩子们都长大了。
Yìzhuǎnyǎn, háizimen dōu zhǎngdà le.
In the blink of an eye, the children have all grown up.
HSK 7-9
Yìzhuǎnyǎn sān nián guòqù le, wǒmen zàicì xiāngyù.
In what felt like a flash, three years had passed and we met again.

Tips

memory
Visualize literally turning (转) your eye (眼) for just a moment - that instant is how quickly time passes. The image of a single eye-turn captures the meaning of sudden passage of time.

Stroke Order

一 yī
转 zhuǎn
眼 yǎn