一眨眼 yīzhǎyǎn in the blink of an eye Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents yīzhǎyǎn in the blink of an eye 一 yī adverbnumeral [suddenness] Used before a verb to indicate that an action or situation occurs suddenly or unexpectedly.眨眼 zhǎyǎn verbnoun in a blink in the twinkling of an eye; very quickly or in a very short period of timeyīzhǎyǎn blink 一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alone眨眼 zhǎyǎn verb + noun to blink to open and close the eyes quickly; to blink or wink