眨眼

zhǎyǎn

verb HSK 7 #6,642

Meanings

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

Characters

to blink; to wink

Examples

她对我眨了眨眼。

Tā duì wǒ zhǎ le zhǎ yǎn.

She winked at me.

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.

Tips

usage

一眨眼 (yī zhǎyǎn) 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