to blink; to wink
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to blink (one's eyes); to wink
dialectDialectal variant of 眨. Often used with 着 to indicate continuous blinking, or with 眼(睛) as the object. Carries a colloquial, regional flavor typical of northern dialects.
Hái孩
zi子
de的
yǎn眼
jing睛
zhí直
zhǎ眨
ba巴
，
xiǎng想
shì是
kùn困
le了
。
The child's eyes kept blinking; he must be sleepy.
Tā他
zhǎ眨
ba巴
zhe着
yǎn眼
jing睛
，
bàn半
tiān天
shuō说
bù不
chū出
huà话
lái来
。
He blinked his eyes, unable to utter a word for a long while.
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Tā她
zhǎ眨
ba巴
zhe着
dà大
yǎn眼
jing睛
，
yī一
liǎn脸
wú无
gū辜
de地
kàn看
zhe着
wǒ我
。
She blinked her big eyes, looking at me with an innocent face.