shùn

瞬

Character · Verb · Noun

twinkle; blink; moment

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to blink; to twinkle (of eyes)

Describes the quick movement or blinking of the eyes.

Tā他
mù目
bù不
zhuǎn转
jīng睛
de地
kàn看
zhe着
 ,
lián连
yǎn眼
dōu都
bù不
shùn瞬
yī一
xià下
 。

He stared fixedly without blinking an eye.

Tā她
shùn瞬
le了
shùn瞬
yǎn眼
jing睛
 ,
hǎo好
xiàng像
xiǎng想
qǐ起
le了
shén什
me么
 。

She blinked her eyes, as if remembering something.

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Nà那
zhī只
māo猫
shùn瞬
le了
shùn瞬
bì碧
lǜ绿
de的
yǎn眼
jing睛
 。

The cat blinked its emerald-green eyes.

Tā他
jǐn紧
zhāng张
de得
bù不
tíng停
de地
shùn瞬
yǎn眼
jing睛
 。

He blinked his eyes nervously without stopping.

Tā她
shùn瞬
le了
shùn瞬
yǎn眼
 ,
shì示
yì意
wǒ我
bù不
yào要
shuō说
huà话
 。

She blinked her eyes, signaling me not to speak.

2.

noun

instant; moment; twinkling

Refers to an extremely short period of time.

Zhuǎn转
shùn瞬
zhī之
jiān间
 ,
tā他
jiù就
xiāo消
shī失
zài在
rén人
qún群
zhōng中
le了
 。

In the twinkling of an eye, he disappeared into the crowd.

Měi美
hǎo好
de的
shí时
guāng光
zǒng总
shì是
zhuǎn转
shùn瞬
jí即
shì逝
 。

Beautiful times always pass in a fleeting moment.

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Yǎn演
chū出
jí即
jiāng将
jié结
shù束
 ,
zhuǎn转
shùn瞬
jiù就
yào要
xiè谢
mù幕
le了
 。

The performance is about to end, and in a moment, the curtain call will begin.

Jī机
huì会
rú如
bái白
jū驹
guò过
xì隙
 ,
zhuǎn转
shùn瞬
jí即
shì逝
 。

Opportunities pass like a white pony through a crack, fleeting in an instant.

Yī一
shùn瞬
zhī之
jiān间
 ,
tiān天
kōng空
wū乌
yún云
mì密
bù布
 。

In an instant, the sky became covered with dark clouds.