拈指

niānzhǐ
  1. a snap of the fingers
  2. a short moment
  3. in a flash
  4. in the twinkling of an eye

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 拈 niān
  1. to nip
  2. to grasp with the fingers
  3. to fiddle with
  4. Taiwan pr. nián
2 指 zhǐ
  1. finger
  2. to point at or to
  3. to indicate or refer to
  4. to depend on
  5. to count on
  6. (of hair) to stand on end

Related entries

食顷 shíqǐng a short moment
一霎 yīshà in a flash
一霎间 yīshàjiān in a flash
俯仰之间 fǔyǎngzhījiān in a flash
刹时 chàshí
  1. in a flash
  2. in the twinkling of an eye
弹指一挥间 tánzhǐyīhuījiān in a flash (idiom)
𥆧息 shùnxī
  1. in a flash
  2. twinkling
  3. ephemeral
瞬息 shùnxī
  1. in a flash
  2. twinkling
  3. ephemeral
转眼 zhuǎnyǎn
  1. in a flash
  2. in the blink of an eye
  3. to glance
须臾 xūyú
  1. in a flash
  2. in a jiffy
一晃 yīhuǎng
  1. (of passing time) in an instant
  2. (of a sight) in a flash
忽忽 hūhū
  1. fleeting (of quick passage time)
  2. in a flash
  3. distracted manner
  4. vacantly
  5. frustratedly
转瞬 zhuǎnshùn
  1. in the twinkling of an eye
  2. in a flash
  3. to turn one's eyes
一刹那 yīchànà
  1. a moment
  2. an instant
  3. in a flash
一弹指顷 yītánzhǐqǐng
  1. a snap of the fingers (idiom); in a flash
  2. in the twinkling of an eye
眨眼 zhǎyǎn
  1. to blink
  2. to wink
  3. in the twinkling of an eye
戴維朝安妮眨了眨眼，然後俯身越過桌子，從朵拉的手指間奪過她剛剛輕輕咬了一小口的蛋糕，張大嘴巴，把整塊蛋糕塞了進去。

Davy winked at Anne, and then, leaning over the table, snatched Dora's first piece of cake, from which she had just taken one dainty little bite, out of her very fingers and, opening his mouth to the fullest extent, crammed the whole slice in.

Source: Tatoeba

转脸 zhuǎnliǎn
  1. to turn one's head
  2. in no time
  3. in the twinkling of an eye