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眨眼

zhǎ yǎn · zha yan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to blink
  2. to wink
  3. in the twinkling of an eye
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Blink and you miss it

  1. Liangliang

    看好(kànhǎo)了(le)，我(wǒ)要(yào)变(biàn)魔术(móshù)，不要(bùyào)眨眼(zhǎyǎn)！

    Watch closely. I am doing a magic trick. Do not blink!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)不(bù)眨眼(zhǎyǎn)。

    OK, I will not blink.

  3. Liangliang

    一(yī)，二(èr)，三(sān)！硬币(yìngbì)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)！

    One, two, three! The coin is gone!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)眨(zhǎ)了(le)一下(yīxià)眼(yǎn)，硬币(yìngbì)就(jiù)没(méi)了(le)。

    I only blinked once and the coin was gone.

  5. Liangliang

    这(zhè)就是(jiùshì)魔术(móshù)，一(yī)眨眼(zhǎyǎn)就(jiù)变(biàn)了(le)。

    That is magic. It changes in the blink of an eye.

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)看见(kànjiàn)硬币(yìngbì)在(zài)你(nǐ)的(de)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)。

    But I saw the coin in your pocket.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)眨(zhǎ)眼(yǎn)示(shì)意(yì)我(wǒ)别(bié)说(shuō)话(huà)。

He blinked to signal me not to speak.

02

一(yì)眨(zhǎ)眼(yǎn)的(de)工(gōng)夫(fu)，他(tā)就(jiù)跑(pǎo)得(de)没(méi)影(yǐng)了(le)。

In the blink of an eye, he ran off and disappeared.

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