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一转眼

yī zhuǎn yǎn

3-character word Traditional 一轉眼

What 一转眼 means

1. in the blink of an eye

The characters in 一转眼

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer
• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole

Example sentences

• 他一转眼就跑了。
  Tā yī zhuǎnyǎn jiù pǎo le.
  He left in the blink of an eye.