zhǎ
Pinyin

Definition

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zhǎ
  1. to blink
  2. to wink

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

zhǎ yǎn
  1. 1 to blink
  2. 2 to wink
  3. 3 in the twinkling of an eye
zhǎ yǎn jīng
  1. 1 wink
yī zhǎ yǎn
  1. 1 in a wink
zhǎ
  1. 1 to blink
  2. 2 to wink
zhǎ ba
  1. 1 to blink
  2. 2 to wink

Idioms (1)

杀人不眨眼
shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn
  1. 1 to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)
  2. 2 ruthless
  3. 3 cold-blooded

Sample Sentences

这一眨眼,矛头就转啦?怎么又成我是坏人了,好好好,是非黑白都是你说了算,清官难断家务事啊,夫妻劝和这事啊,我可再也不掺和了。
zhè yī zhǎ yǎn ,máotóu jiù zhuǎn la ?zěnme yòu chéng wǒ shì huàirén le ,hǎohǎohǎo ,shì fēi hēibái dōu shì nǐ shuō le suàn ,qīngguān nán duàn jiāwù shì ā ,fūqī quànhé zhè shì ā ,wǒ kě zàiyě bù chānhuo le 。
So in the blink of an eye, the attack has shifted? How have I become the baddie again? OK, OK, OK, you're the purveyor of all that is right and wrong. Even a government official finds it hard to put his own house in order, so I'll opt out of giving advice to man and wife from now on.
贴了,很重的,加上双眼皮贴,眨眼睛时感觉怪怪的。
tiē le ,hěn zhòng de ,jiāshàng shuāngyǎnpítiē ,zhǎ yǎnjing shí gǎnjué guàiguàide 。
Yes, I did. They are so heavy. And then when you add on double eyelid tape, it feels strange when you blink.
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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.
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.
一麻袋的钱?哎,人与人之间的差别怎么就这么大?一赚就赚一麻袋的钱,一买就买一整栋楼,眼睛都不眨一下。我要是个温州人就好了。
yī dài de qián ?āi ,rén yǔ rén zhījiān de chābié zěnme jiù zhème dà ?yī zhuàn jiù zhuàn yī mádài de qián ,yī mǎi jiù mǎi yī zhěng dòng lóu ,yǎnjing dōu bù zhǎ yīxià 。wǒ yào shì gè Wēnzhōurén jiùhǎole 。
A ton huh? How can there be such a big difference between people? When they earn money, they earn a ton. When they buy, they buy the whole building - all in the blink of an eye. If I were Wenzhounese, that would be great.
你们开起价来不也是眼都不眨?总之亏了你们也不会卖。
nǐ men kāi qǐ jià lái bùyě shì yǎn dōu bù zhǎ ?zǒngzhī kuī le nǐ men yě bùhuì mài 。
好、好、好,给你。哎,最怕做你们女孩子的生意,杀起价来眼都不眨一下。
hǎo 、hǎo 、hǎo ,gěi nǐ 。ai ,zuì pà zuò nǐ men nǚháizi de shēngyi ,shā qǐ jià lái yǎn dōu bù zhǎ yīxià 。