zhǎ

to blink

to wink

eye (目) + weary (乏) = blink from tiredness

When eyes grow tired or weary, they naturally droop and flutter shut for a moment. The combination captures that involuntary, fatigue-linked closing of the eye.

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TiredSemantic
EyeSemantic

她紧张地了眨眼睛。

tā jǐn zhāng de zhǎ le zhǎ yǎn jing。

She nervously blinked her eyes.

他朝我眼,让我不要说出去。

tā cháo wǒ zhǎ yǎn,ràng wǒ bú yào shuō chū qù。

He winked at me, signaling me not to let it out.

Words with 眨

一眨眼

yī zhǎ yǎn

in a wink

杀人不眨眼

shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn

to murder without blinking an eye (idiom)

眨巴

zhǎ ba

to blink

眨眼

zhǎ yǎn

to blink

眨眼睛

zhǎ yǎn jīng

wink

眼眨毛

yǎn zhǎ máo

(dialect) eyelashes

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