转眼 meaning in English

zhuǎnyǎn

in a flash; in the blink of an eye

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 轉眼19 strokes

Meaning of 转眼

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhuǎnyǎn
  1. in a flash
  2. in the blink of an eye
  3. to glance

转眼 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā一yī转zhuǎn眼yǎn就jiù跑pǎo了le。
He left in the blink of an eye.
转zhuǎn眼yǎn又yòu过guò了le一yí个gè十shí年nián。
Another ten years flew by.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

转 zhuǎn · to turn · 8 strokes

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眼 yǎn · eye · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 转眼.

眼睛yǎnjingeye
眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes; now
转变zhuǎnbiànto change; to transform
转移zhuǎnyíto shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention); to change (the subject et
眼镜yǎnjìngspectacles; eyeglasses
转身zhuǎnshēn(of a person) to turn round; to face about
眼泪yǎnlèitear; teardrop
眼里yǎnli
转告zhuǎngàoto pass on; to communicate
转动zhuǎndòngto turn sth around; to swivel
转弯zhuǎnwānto turn; to go around a corner
眼光yǎnguānggaze; insight

Questions about 转眼

What does 转眼 mean?

转眼 (zhuǎnyǎn) means "in a flash; in the blink of an eye" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 转眼?

转眼 is made of 2 characters: 转 (8 strokes), 眼 (11 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 转眼 an HSK word?

Yes. 转眼 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 转眼 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 转眼 is written 轉眼.