dīng
Pinyin

Definition

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dīng
  1. to watch attentively
  2. to fix one's attention on
  3. to stare at
  4. to gaze at

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

dīng
  1. 1 to watch attentively
  2. 2 to fix one's attention on
  3. 3 to stare at
  4. 4 to gaze at
dīng zhù
  1. 1 to watch sb closely
  2. 2 to breathe down sb's neck
  3. 3 to mark (sports)
dīng shāo
  1. 1 to follow sb
  2. 2 to tail
  3. 3 to shadow
dīng láo
  1. 1 to gaze intently at
  2. 2 to scrutinize
dīng shì
  1. 1 to stare fixedly
  2. 2 to look concentratedly

Idioms (1)

紧迫盯人
jǐn pò dīng rén
  1. 1 to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这我可没注意。我又没盯着人家看。
zhè wǒ kě méi zhùyì 。wǒ yòu méi dīng zhe rénjia kàn 。
I didn't really notice. It's not like I stared at her.
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他们都在紧张的盯着电脑,好像电脑里有什么让他们牵肠挂肚的事物,
tāmen dōu zài jǐnzhāng de dīng zhe diànnǎo ,hǎoxiàng diànnǎo lǐ yǒu shénme ràng tāmen qiānchángguàdù de shìwù ,
They all nervously stared at their computers, as if on their computers, there was something for them to worry about.
哈哈,也没见你盯着你太太看那么久过,哈哈。不过经你这么一解说,你这件作品的确还挺耐看的,很古朴、自然。
hāhā ,yě méi jiàn nǐ dīng zhe nǐ tàitai kàn nàme jiǔ guò ,hāhā 。bùguò Jīng nǐ zhème yī jiěshuō ,nǐ zhè jiàn zuòpǐn díquè hái tǐng nàikàn de ,hěn gǔpǔ 、zìrán 。
Ha ha! I’ve never even seen you stare at your wife for so long. Ha ha! But after having listened to your explanation, your artwork is really worth a second look. It’s very simple and natural.
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知道了,你常去美国,也得熟悉那儿的习惯,上次你不知怎么了,眼睛盯着一个路人看,记得吗?这样别人会很不舒服的。
zhīdao le ,nǐ cháng qù Měiguó ,yě děi shúxī nàr de xíguàn ,shàngcì nǐ bùzhī zěnme le ,yǎnjing dīng zhe yī gè lù rén kàn ,jìde ma ?zhèyàng biérén huì hěn bù shūfu de 。
I know. You go to the US a lot, so you must be familiar with social norms there. I don't know what was up with you last time, remember when you stared at that passerby? Other people would be very uncomfortable with that.
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怪不得我每天乘公车看到一大堆人眼睛盯着手机不放,原来他们在追剧啊。
guàibude wǒ měitiān chéng gōngchē kàndào yīdàduī rén yǎnjing dīng zhe shǒujī bù fàng ,yuánlái tāmen zài zhuī jù ā 。
No wonder every day when I ride the bus I see a bunch of people with their eyes fixed on their phones the whole time, so it turns out they're keeping up with dramas.
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隔天,8月7号星期四,女孩儿消失的第32天,一个雷电交加的夜晚。这晚秦宇照常是一个人在店里。洗着杯子的时候,不知怎的,总觉得背后好像有双眼睛在盯着他,心里不禁感到毛毛的,浑身不自在。转过身,他大吃一惊!
gétiān ,bā yuè qī hào Xīngqīsì ,nǚháiēr xiāoshī de dì sānshíèr tiān ,yīgè léidiànjiāojiā de yèwǎn 。zhè wǎn qínyǔ zhàocháng shì yīgè rén zài diàn lǐ 。xǐ zhe bēizi de shíhou ,bùzhīzěnde ,zǒng juéde bèihòu hǎoxiàng yǒu shuāng yǎnjing zài dīng zhe tā ,xīnli bùjīn gǎndào máomáo de ,húnshēn bùzìzai 。zhuàn guò shēn ,tā dàchīyījīng !
The next day, Thursday, August 7th, the 32nd day since the girl disappeared, it’s a dark and stormy night. QinYu was in the shop by himself as usual. When washing the glasses, he somehow felt that there was someone staring at him. He couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine. As he turned around, he was shocked by what he saw!!
哦,是呀,一直盯着电脑是挺累人的。芝谊怎么啦?脸色不太好看,是生理期的关系吗?
ò ,shì ya ,yīzhí dīng zhe diànnǎo shì tǐng lèirén de 。zhīyí zěnme la ?liǎnsè bútài hǎokàn ,shì shēnglǐqī de guānxi ma ?
Oh, I know, staring at computer screens all day is tiring. What's wrong Zhiyi? You look a bit peaky, is it your period?
她又紧盯着我摇摇头走了
tā yòu jǐn dīng zhe wǒ yáo yáotóu zǒu le
She glares at me, shakes her head and walks away
算了算了,别说了。那些“黑猫警长”盯着我们看呢。
suàn le suàn le ,bié shuō le 。nàxiē “hēimāo jǐngzhǎng ”dīng zhe wǒmen kàn ne 。
Anyway, just forget about it. Those 'Black Cat Cops' are staring at us now.
机会面前,人人平等,就看你能不能把握住了。你也知道,这个工程规模大,预算高,是今年市里的重点工程!各大建筑商早就盯上了这块肥肉。到时候公开招标,你们这些建筑商之间肯定要争个你死我活。
jīhuì miànqián ,rénrén píngděng ,jiù kàn nǐ néng bu néng bǎwò zhù le 。nǐ yě zhīdào ,zhè ge gōngchéng guīmó dà ,yùsuàn gāo ,shì jīnnián shì lǐ de zhòngdiǎn gōngchéng !gè dà jiànzhùshāng zǎo jiù dīngshàng le zhè kuài féiròu 。dào shíhou gōngkāi zhāobiāo ,nǐmen zhèxiē jiànzhùshāng zhījiān kěndìng yào zhēng ge nǐsǐwǒhuó 。
Everyone will have an equal opportunity. It just depends on whether or not you seize that opportunity. As you know, this is a large-scale project with a big budget. It's one of the city's most important projects this year. All the big construction companies have had their eyes on this juicy project from the very beginning. When the bidding begins, you construction companies will certainly have to fight it out amongst yourselves.