眨眼

zhǎyǎn

verb HSK 7-9 #6,642

Meanings

1 to blink
2 to wink
3 in the blink of an eye

Characters

to blink; to wink

Examples

HSK 3

一眨眼孩子就长大了。

Yī zhǎyǎn háizi jiù zhǎngdà le.

In the blink of an eye, the child has grown up.

HSK 6

她对我眨了眨眼。

Tā duì wǒ zhǎ le zhǎyǎn.

She winked at me.

Tips

usage

一眨眼 is a common expression meaning 'in the blink of an eye,' used to emphasize how quickly time passes or something happens.

Stroke Order

眨 zhǎ

眼 yǎn