blink; wink (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
眨 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
扎 zhā - prick; stab (v.) | HSK 6
渣 zhā - dregs; residue; sediment (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
他眨了眨眼睛，示意我别说话。 tā zhǎle zhǎ yǎnjīng, shìyì wǒ bié shuōhuà. - He blinked his eyes to signal me not to speak.
他眨着眼睛，看着我，好像在等我回答。 tā zhǎzhe yǎnjīng, kàn zhe wǒ, hǎoxiàng zài děng wǒ huídá. - He blinked his eyes and looked at me, as if waiting for my answer.
在阳光下，她眨眨眼，调整她的视线。 zài yángguāng xià, tā zhǎ zhǎ yǎn, tiáozhěng tā de shìxiàn. - In the sunlight, she blinked her eyes to adjust her vision.
小孩子看到美丽的彩虹时，高兴地眨着眼睛。 xiǎo háizi kàn dào měilì de cǎihóng shí, gāoxìng de zhǎzhe yǎnjīng. - When children see a beautiful rainbow, they blink happily.
在黑暗中，他难以看清，只能频频眨眼。 zài hēi'àn zhōng, tā nányǐ kàn qīng, zhǐ néng pín pín zhǎ yǎn. - In the dark, he couldn't see clearly and could only blink frequently.