只是在屏幕上閃了一下。

It's just a blip on a screen.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 只是 zhǐshì
  1. merely; only; just; nothing but
  2. simply
  3. but; however
2 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
3 屏幕 píngmù screen (TV, computer or movie)
=4 上 shǎng used in 上聲 shǎngshēng
=4 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above
=5 閃 Shǎn surname Shan
=5 閃 shǎn
  1. to dodge
  2. to duck out of the way
  3. to beat it
  4. shaken (by a fall)
  5. to sprain
  6. to pull a muscle
  7. lightning
  8. spark
  9. a flash
  10. to flash (across one's mind)
  11. to leave behind
  12. (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
=6 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=6 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=6 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=6 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào
7 一下 yīxià
  1. (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)
  2. all at once; suddenly