字眼
zì yǎn
Pinyin

Definition

字眼
 - 
zì yǎn
  1. wording

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
字
zì
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 symbol
  3. 3 character
  4. 4 word
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
  6. 6 courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
数字
shù zì
  1. 1 numeral
  2. 2 digit
  3. 3 number
  4. 4 figure
  5. 5 amount
  6. 6 digital (electronics etc)
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
眼
yǎn
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 small hole
  3. 3 crux (of a matter)
  4. 4 classifier: 只 zhī
  5. 5 classifier: 双 shuāng
  6. 6 classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
眼泪
yǎn lèi
  1. 1 tears
  2. 2 crying
  3. 3 classifier: 滴 dī

Idioms (20)

一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
  1. 1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
  1. 1 dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
  2. 2 concise and powerful style
一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这个字眼最近很红啊，不过同时也有点...敏感，是吧？
zhè ge zìyǎn zuìjìn hěn hóng ā ，bùguò tóngshí yě yǒu diǎnr ...mǐngǎn ，shì ba ？
This word has been bandied about a lot recently, but at the same time, it is a little... sensitive, no?
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别跟我说“爱”，你已经玷污了这个神圣的字眼。
bié gēn wǒ shuō “ài ”，nǐ yǐjīng diànwū le zhè ge shénshèng de zìyǎn 。
Don't talk to me about 'love'. You've already tarnished this sacred word.
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