转眼之间 zhuǎnyǎnzhījiān in the blink of an eye Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 转眼 轉眼 zhuǎnyǎn numeral in the blink of an eye Describes a very short period of time; in a flash or an instant之间 之間 zhījiān locativenoun during A period of time within two points; also used after certain words to indicate a very short duration or an instant.