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眼睛

yǎn jing
只 zhǐ 双 shuāng
HSK 2.0 Level 2 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Noun Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. eye

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Word relationships

Register variants

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目
mù

eye

classical Chinese equivalent of 眼睛

Related words

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眼球
yǎn qiú

eyeball

anatomical eyeball

Usage notes

Cultural notes

In Chinese idioms, 眼 can symbolize insight or key points, as in 画龙点睛 'adding the eyes to a painted dragon,' meaning adding the final touch.

Example Sentences

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他的 眼睛 很漂亮。
His eyes are very beautiful.
他睁开 眼睛 ，看到阳光。
He opened his eyes and saw the sunlight.
他蒙上 眼睛 玩游戏。
He covered his eyes to play the game.
他眯着 眼睛 看太阳。
He squinted at the sun.
他直视着我的 眼睛 。
He looked straight into my eyes.

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Words Containing 眼睛

不长眼睛
bù zhǎng yǎn jing

see 沒長眼睛|没长眼睛[méi zhǎng yǎn jing]

擦亮眼睛
cā liàng yǎn jīng

to keep one's eyes open (idiom)

没长眼睛
méi zhǎng yǎn jing

(coll.) are you blind or something?

眨眼睛
zhǎ yǎn jīng

wink

睁着眼睛说瞎话
zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà

to lie through one's teeth (idiom)

辣眼睛
là yǎn jing

(neologism c. 2016) (slang) unpleasant to look at

闭塞眼睛捉麻雀
bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què

fig. to act blindly

鼓眼睛
gǔ yǎn jīng

protruding eyes

Child Words of 眼睛

眼
yǎn

eye

睛
jīng

eye; eyeball