擦亮眼睛
cā liàng yǎn jīng
Pinyin

Definition

擦亮眼睛
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cā liàng yǎn jīng
  1. to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
  2. to be on one's guard
  3. to be clear-eyed

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

亮
liàng
  1. 1 bright
  2. 2 clear
  3. 3 resonant
  4. 4 to shine
  5. 5 to show
  6. 6 to reveal
天亮
tiān liàng
  1. 1 dawn
  2. 2 daybreak
漂亮
piào liang
  1. 1 pretty
  2. 2 beautiful
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)
一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
  1. 1 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
  2. 2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一饱眼福
yī bǎo yǎn fú
  1. 1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)

Sample Sentences

好啦！闲话不多说，拿出各位的抽奖券，擦亮眼睛，看清楚上面的号码！有没有人还没把抽奖券投进箱子里的？有吗？有？嗯，不好意思，来不及啦，明年请早。
hǎo la ！xiánhuà bù duō shuō ，náchū gèwèi de chōujiǎng quàn ，cāliàng yǎnjing ，kān qīngchu shàngmian de hàomǎ ！yǒuméiyǒu rén hái méi bǎ chōujiǎngquàn tóu jìn xiāngzǐ lǐ de ？yǒu ma ？yǒu ？ng4 ，bùhǎoyìsi ，láibují la ，míngnián qǐngzǎo 。
Alright! No more nonsense, everyone please get out your raffle ticket. Sharpens your eyes and look clearly at the number on (your ticket). Has anyone not placed their ticket in the in the box? Anyone? Yes? Um, well, I'm sorry. It's too late. Earlier next year.
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可以洗啊。不过会很疼，所以纹身就像谈恋爱，一定要事先擦亮眼睛，选择最适合自己的。
kěyǐ xǐ a 。bùguò huì hěn téng ，suǒyǐ wénshēn jiù xiàng tánliàn\'ài ，yīdìng yào shìxiān cāliàng yǎnjing ，xuǎnzé zuì shìhé zìjǐ de 。
You can take them off. But it's really painful. So tattoos are like being in love. You definitely need to go into it clear-eyed, and pick the one that suits you best.
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