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眨

zhǎ · zha

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Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to blink
  2. to wink
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Do not blink

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)自拍(zìpāi)一张(yīzhāng)吧(ba)，别(bié)眨眼(zhǎyǎn)！

    Let us take a selfie. Do not blink!

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)不(bù)眨(zhǎ)……可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)的(de)眼睛(yǎnjing)好(hǎo)干(gān)，想(xiǎng)眨(zhǎ)。

    OK, I will not blink... but my eyes are so dry. I want to blink.

  3. Dengdeng

    忍(rěn)一下(yīxià)，三(sān)、二(èr)、一(yī)！

    Hold on, three, two, one!

  4. Liangliang

    拍(pāi)好(hǎo)了(le)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)眨眼(zhǎyǎn)！

    Done! Look, I did not blink!

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)眨(zhǎ)了(le)。

    But I blinked.

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2 examples
01

人(rén)平(píng)均(jūn)一(yì)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)眨(zhǎ)几(jǐ)次(cì)眼(yǎn)睛(jīng)？

How many times a minute does the average person blink?

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)眨(zhǎ)了(le)一(yí)下(xià)眼(yǎn)睛(jīng)，示(shì)意(yì)我(wǒ)别(bié)出(chū)声(shēng)。

He blinked once, signaling me to keep quiet.

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