眨

zhǎ · zha

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to blink
  2. to wink

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2 examples
01

人(rén)平(píng)均(jūn)一(yì)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)眨(zhǎ)几(jǐ)次(cì)眼(yǎn)睛(jīng)?

How many times a minute does the average person blink?

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)眨(zhǎ)了(le)一(yí)下(xià)眼(yǎn)睛(jīng),示(shì)意(yì)我(wǒ)别(bié)出(chū)声(shēng)。

He blinked once, signaling me to keep quiet.

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