# 转眼 (zhuǎnyǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 转眼 (zhuǎnyǎn) means “in the blink of an eye; in a flash”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in the blink of an eye; in a flash
- Pinyin: zhuǎnyǎn (zhuan3 yan3)
- Traditional: 轉眼
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 转眼三年就过去了。
  Zhuǎnyǎn sān nián jiù guòqù le.
  Three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

## Characters

- [转](https://hanziro.com/word/zhuan-turn/) (zhuǎn): to turn; to transfer
- [眼](https://hanziro.com/word/yan-eye/) (yǎn): eye; a look

https://hanziro.com/word/zhuan-yan-in-blink-eye/

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