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一眼

yī yǎn
Rare

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Definitions

  1. 1. a glance
  2. 2. a quick look
  3. 3. a glimpse

Example Sentences

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他回头看了我 一眼 。
He turned his head and glanced at me.
他是个行家， 一眼 就看出了问题。
He is an expert and spotted the issue at a glance.
他听到有人叫他，便掉头看了 一眼 。
He heard someone calling him, so he turned his head and took a look.

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Words Containing 一眼

一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn

lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter

一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān

to see through something at first glance (idiom)

一眼望去
yī yǎn wàng qù

as far as the eye can see

睁一眼闭一眼
zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

瞄一眼
miáo yī yǎn

to shoot a glance at

第一眼
dì yī yǎn

at first glance

Child Words of 一眼

一
yī

one

眼
yǎn

eye