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旋踵
xuán​zhǒng

in an instant

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
旋踵 xuán​zhǒng
in an instant
(literary) in a very short time; the time of a turn on one's heel
turn back
to turn one's heel and go back; to turn around
flinch
(literary) to shrink back in fear; to retreat (often used in the negative to mean undaunted)

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