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眨眼

zhǎ yǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

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

Word relationships

Register variants

1 item
眨巴
zhǎ ba

to blink

多用于口语，带有可爱色彩

Related words

2 items
眯眼
mī yǎn

to narrow one's eyes (as when smiling or squinting)

squint; partially close eyes
瞥
piē

to shoot a glance

glance; to take a quick look

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“眼”或“眼睛”搭配，如“眨眼”或“眨眼睛”

Common mistakes

不要混淆“眨眼”和“眨巴”；“眨巴”是口语用法，带有卖萌色彩

Example Sentences

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他 眨眼 了。
He blinked.
我在 眨眼 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10484399)

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Words Containing 眨眼

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)

眨眼睛
zhǎ yǎn jīng

wink

Child Words of 眨眼

眨
zhǎ

to blink

眼
yǎn

eye