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CHINESE WORD

zhuǎn yǎn

转眼

in a flash

Numbered pinyin
zhuan3 yan3
English meanings
in a flash, in the blink of an eye, to glance

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhuǎnyǎn转眼jiù就zhǎngdà长大le了。

    Grew up in the blink of an eye.

  2. 02

    zhuǎnyǎn转眼jǐ几nián年guòqu过去。

    A few years passed in a flash.

  3. 03

    guāng光yīn阴sì似jiàn箭。

    Time flies.

  4. 04

    rì日yuè月rú如suō梭。

    Time moves fast.

  5. 05

    zhēnxī珍惜dāngxià当下。

    Cherish the present.

  6. 06

    bǎwò把握jīn今cháo朝。

    Seize the day.

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