眨眼
zhǎ yǎn
Pinyin

Definition

眨眼
 - 
zhǎ yǎn
  1. to blink
  2. to wink
  3. in the twinkling of an eye

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

眼
yǎn
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 small hole
  3. 3 crux (of a matter)
  4. 4 CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]
  5. 5 classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
眼泪
yǎn lèi
  1. 1 tears
  2. 2 crying
  3. 3 CL:滴[dī]
眼睛
yǎn jing
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]
眼神
yǎn shén
  1. 1 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
  2. 2 meaningful glance
  3. 3 wink
  4. 4 eyesight (dialect)
一眼
yī yǎn
  1. 1 a glance
  2. 2 a quick look
  3. 3 a glimpse
不起眼
bù qǐ yǎn
  1. 1 unremarkable
  2. 2 nothing out of the ordinary
傻眼
shǎ yǎn
  1. 1 stunned
  2. 2 struck dumb
  3. 3 flabbergasted
冷眼
lěng yǎn
  1. 1 cool eye
  2. 2 fig. detached
  3. 3 (treating) with indifference
刺眼
cì yǎn
  1. 1 to dazzle
  2. 2 to offend the eyes
  3. 3 dazzling
  4. 4 harsh (light)
  5. 5 crude (colors)
  6. 6 unsightly
合眼
hé yǎn
  1. 1 to close one's eyes
  2. 2 to get to sleep
单眼皮
dān yǎn pí
  1. 1 single eyelid
字眼
zì yǎn
  1. 1 wording
小心眼
xiǎo xīn yǎn
  1. 1 narrow-minded
  2. 2 petty
屁眼
pì yǎn
  1. 1 anus
心眼
xīn yǎn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 intention
  3. 3 conscience
  4. 4 consideration
  5. 5 cleverness
  6. 6 tolerance
挑花眼
tiǎo huā yǎn
  1. 1 (fig.) to get cross-eyed
  2. 2 to be bewildered
抢眼
qiǎng yǎn
  1. 1 eye-catching
放眼
fàng yǎn
  1. 1 to survey
  2. 2 to view broadly
泪眼
lèi yǎn
  1. 1 tearful eyes
满眼
mǎn yǎn
  1. 1 (of tears etc) filling the eyes
  2. 2 (of scenery etc) filling one's field of view

Idioms (20)

一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
  2. 2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一饱眼福
yī bǎo yǎn fú
  1. 1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
以眼还眼
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn
  1. 1 an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以眼还眼，以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
  1. 1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  3. 3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
  1. 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
天低吴楚，眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
  1. 1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
好汉不吃眼前亏
hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī
  1. 1 a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
情人眼里出西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī
  1. 1 lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xī shī] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
情人眼里有西施
qíng rén yǎn lǐ yǒu Xī shī
  1. 1 In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
慈眉善眼
cí méi shàn yǎn
  1. 1 kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
  2. 2 benign-faced
打马虎眼
dǎ mǎ hu yǎn
  1. 1 to play dumb
  2. 2 to slack off (idiom)
撒手闭眼
sā shǒu bì yǎn
  1. 1 to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)
擦亮眼睛
cā liàng yǎn jīng
  1. 1 to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
  2. 2 to be on one's guard
  3. 3 to be clear-eyed
映入眼帘
yìng rù yǎn lián
  1. 1 (idiom) to greet the eye
  2. 2 to come into view

Sample Sentences

一眨眼都七年啦！那确实要送个特别有纪念意义的。我想想啊，情侣对戒吧！俗话说“七年之痒”，是一个坎儿。送对戒的话，提醒他你们的爱情还要像新婚时一样甜蜜。
yī zhǎyǎn dōu qī nián la ！nà quèshí yào sòng gè tèbié yǒu jìniàn yìyì de 。wǒ xiǎng xiǎng a ，qínglǚ duìjiè ba ！súhuà shuō “qīniánzhīyǎng ”，shì yī gè kǎnr 。sòng duìjiè dehuà ，tíxǐng tā nǐmen de àiqíng hái yào xiàng xīnhūn shí yīyàng tiánmì 。
Seven years in the blink of an eye! Then you really need to give something especially commemorative. Let me think, how about his and hers matching rings? There's a saying "The seven-year itch" is a threshold. If you give matching rings it will remind him that your love is still as sweet as when you were newly married.
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嗯。挺好的。一眨眼都结婚七年了。七年之痒都快过去了。
ng4 。tǐng hǎo de 。yīzhǎyǎn dōu jiéhūn qīnián le 。qīniánzhīyǎng dōu kuài guòqu le 。
Ummm, pretty good. In the blink of an eye, it's seven years already. The seven year itch is almost over.
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一眨眼工夫，悟空又踩着一朵云彩缓缓落下。
yīzhǎyǎn gōngfu ，wùkōng yòu cǎi zhe yī duǒ yúncǎi huǎnhuǎn luòxià 。
In only the blink of an eye, Wukong was already slowly floating back down to the earth on a cloud.
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一眨眼工夫，那团白烟便飘到了唐僧休息的地方，现出了白骨原形。
yīzhǎyǎn gōngfu ，nà tuán bái yān biàn piāo dào le Táng Sēng xiūxi de dìfang ，xiàn chū le báigǔ yuánxíng 。
In the blink of an eye, the cloud of white smoke floated to the place where Tang Seng rested and transformed back into its original skeletal form.
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