zhǎ
to blink
to wink
When eyes grow tired or weary, they naturally droop and flutter shut for a moment. The combination captures that involuntary, fatigue-linked closing of the eye.
她紧张地眨了眨眼睛。
tā jǐn zhāng de zhǎ le zhǎ yǎn jing。
She nervously blinked her eyes.
他朝我眨眼,让我不要说出去。
tā cháo wǒ zhǎ yǎn,ràng wǒ bú yào shuō chū qù。
He winked at me, signaling me not to let it out.
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)
眨巴
zhǎ ba
眨眼
zhǎ yǎn
眨眼睛
zhǎ yǎn jīng
wink
眼眨毛
yǎn zhǎ máo
(dialect) eyelashes