转眼

轉眼

zhuǎnyǎn

adverb HSK 7-9 #21,936

Meanings

1 in the blink of an eye
2 in a flash

Characters

to turn; to rotate

Examples

HSK 2

转眼间孩子们都长大了。

Zhuǎnyǎnjiān háizimen dōu zhǎngdà le.

In a flash, the children have all grown up.

HSK 3

转眼就到了年底。

Zhuǎnyǎn jiù dào le niándǐ.

In the blink of an eye, it was already the end of the year.

Tips

grammar

Often extended to 转眼间 or 转眼之间, both meaning 'in an instant.' All three forms are interchangeable.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

眼 yǎn