眨眼 zhǎyǎn to blink
to blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye
How to remember 眨眼: 眨 to wink + 眼 eye = to blink.
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How it is used
- To blink or wink - 他冲我眨了眨眼 (tā chòng wǒ zhǎ le zhǎ yǎn) he winked at me.
- Very common in the time idiom 一眨眼 (yì zhǎyǎn) 'in the blink of an eye': 一眨眼就到年底了 (yì zhǎyǎn jiù dào niándǐ le) before you know it, it's year's end.