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眨

zhǎ
HSK 2.0 Level 6 Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to blink
  2. 2. to wink

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Character focus

Stroke order

9 strokes

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
睁
zhēng

to open (one's eyes)

眨是眼睛短暂闭合，睁是张开眼睛

Related words

2 items
闪
shǎn

to dodge

眨眼表示快速开合，闪表示快速晃动或发光
闭
bì

to close

闭眼是较长时间合眼，眨眼是快速闭合

Synonyms

1 item
眨眼
zhǎ yǎn

to blink

口语中也常用“眨眼”表示眨的动作

Usage notes

Collocations

常说“眨眼”或“眨眼睛”，较少单独使用“眨”。

Common mistakes

“眨”通常只用于眼睛，不说“眨嘴”或“眨耳朵”。

Example Sentences

1 shown
我在 眨 眼。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10484399)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 眨

眨眼
zhǎ yǎn

to blink

一眨眼
yī zhǎ yǎn

in a wink

杀人不眨眼
shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn

to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)

眨巴
zhǎ ba

to blink

眨眼睛
zhǎ yǎn jīng

wink