着眼

zhuó yǎn

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to have one's eyes on (a goal)
2. having sth in mind
3. to concentrate

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 忽视 hū shì 忽视 hū shì to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore in the sense of paying attention: to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore

Register variants

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• 放眼 fàng yǎn 放眼 fàng yǎn to survey more literary or figurative: to survey

Related words

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• 着眼点 zhuó yǎn diǎn 着眼点 zhuó yǎn diǎn place of interest focus point; what one concentrates on: place of interest

Synonyms

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• 关注 guān zhù 关注 guān zhù to pay attention to in the sense of focusing attention: to pay attention to

Usage notes

Collocations

着眼 is often used with 于 (着眼于) to introduce the target of attention, and with 点 (着眼点) to mean 'focal point'.

Common mistakes

着眼 is intransitive; it does not take a direct object without 于. Learners often mistakenly say 着眼问题; it should be 着眼于问题.

Example Sentences

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我们要 着眼 于未来的发展。

We must focus on future development.

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Words Containing 着眼

• 大处着眼，小处着手 大处着眼，小处着手 dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu: think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
• 睁着眼睛说瞎话 睁着眼睛说瞎话 zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà: to lie through one's teeth (idiom)
• 着眼点 着眼点 zhuó yǎn diǎn: place of interest
• 觑着眼 觑着眼 qù zhe yǎn: to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention

Child Words of 着眼

• 眼 眼 yǎn: eye
• 着 着 zhāo: (chess) move
• 着 着 zháo: to touch
• 着 着 zhe: aspect particle indicating action in progress
• 着 着 zhuó: to wear (clothes)