| 转眼之间 |
zhuǎn yǎn zhī jiān |
(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash |
| 转 |
zhuǎi |
see 转文 |
| 转 |
zhuǎn |
to turn / to change direction / to transfer / to forward (mail) / (Internet) to share (sb else's content) |
| 转 |
zhuàn |
to revolve / to turn / to circle about / to walk about / classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm / classifier for repeated actions |
| 转眼 |
zhuǎn yǎn |
in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance |
| 眼 |
yǎn |
eye (CL:只,双) / (often used with 一) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 之间 |
zhī jiān |
(after a noun) between; among; amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 弹指之间) |
| 间 |
jiān |
between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms |
| 间 |
jiàn |
gap / to separate / to thin out (seedlings) / to sow discontent |