twinkle; flutter
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to twinkle; to flutter (of eyes); to bat one's eyes
Often used to describe eyes blinking, fluttering, or shining. Frequently appears in the structure 忽闪着眼睛. The second character is read in the neutral tone.
Xiǎo小
gū姑
niang娘
hū忽
shan闪
zhe着
dà大
yǎn眼
jing睛
kàn看
zhe着
mā妈
ma妈
。
The little girl batted her big eyes looking at her mother.
Tā她
hū忽
shan闪
zhe着
yǎn眼
jié睫
máo毛
，
jiǎ假
zhuāng装
méi没
tīng听
dǒng懂
。
She fluttered her eyelashes, pretending not to understand.
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Xīng星
xing星
zài在
tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
hū忽
shan闪
hū忽
shan闪
。
The stars were twinkling on and off in the sky.