睫眼间

睫眼間

jiéyǎnjiān

idiom

Meanings

HSK 6

机会就在睫眼间，一错过就没了。

Jīhuì jiù zài jiéyǎnjiān, yí cuòguò jiù méi le.

The opportunity is there in a split second; miss it and it's gone.

HSK 7-9

睫眼间，火车就消失在了隧道里。

Jiéyǎnjiān, huǒchē jiù xiāoshī zài le suìdào lǐ.

In the blink of an eye, the train vanished into the tunnel.

usage

Literary equivalent of 转眼间 / 一眨眼. 睫 (eyelash) makes the image more vivid - the time it takes for lashes to meet.

睫 jié

眼 yǎn

间 jiān