眼睛
yǎn jing
Pinyin

Definition

眼睛
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yǎn jing
  1. eye
  2. CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
眼睛
yǎn jing
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
  3. 3 classifier: 双 shuāng
眼神
yǎn shén
  1. 1 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
  2. 2 meaningful glance
  3. 3 wink
  4. 4 eyesight (dialect)
一眼
yī yǎn
  1. 1 a glance
  2. 2 a quick look
  3. 3 a glimpse

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

她要她的白马王子眼睛大，眉毛浓，头发微微自然卷，个子还要高，最重要的是要有钱，要能常常买新衣服，买她想要的东西给她。
tā yào tā de báimǎwángzǐ yǎnjing dà ，méimao nóng ，tóufa wēiwēi zìrán juǎn ，gèzi hái yào gāo ，zuì zhòngyào de shì yào yǒuqián ，yào néng chángcháng mǎi Xīn yīfu ，mǎi tā xiǎngyào de dōngxi gěi tā 。
She wants her Prince Charming to have big eyes, thick eyebrows, slightly curly hair, to be tall, and above all, to have money, to be able to buy new clothes and what she wants all the time.
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差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多。他有一双眼睛，但看的不很清楚；有两只耳朵，但听的不很分明；有鼻子和嘴，但他对于气味和口味都不很讲究。
chàbuduō xiānsheng de xiàngmào hé nǐ hé wǒ dōu chàbuduō 。tā yǒu yī shuāng yǎnjing ，dàn kàn de bù hěn qīngchu ；yǒu liǎng zhǐ ěrduo ，dàn tīng de bù hěn fēnmíng ；yǒu bízi hé zuǐ ，dàn tā duìyú qìwèi hé kǒuwèi dōu bù hěn jiǎngjiu 。
Mr. Chabuduo’s appearance resembles yours and mine. He has two eyes - but does not see things very clearly. He has two ears - but they don't listen very well. He has a nose and a mouth, but does not distinguish much between different smells and tastes.
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妈妈蹲下来，看着男孩的眼睛说：你知道我有多爱你吗？
māma dūnxiàlái ，kànzhe nánhái de yǎnjing shuō ：nǐ zhīdào wǒ yǒu duō ài nǐ ma ？
Mom came down to the level of the boy, looked at his eyes and asked: "Do you know how much I love you?"
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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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是啊，还记得小学那会儿每周五下午都放假，不过我们黑板报小组都会趁着这个下午出黑板报，现在闭上眼睛还能感觉到周五下午明媚舒适的阳光和大家的笑脸呢。
shì a ，hái jìde xiǎoxué nà huìr měizhōuwǔ xiàwǔ dōu fàngjià ，bùguò wǒmen hēibǎnbào xiǎozǔ dōuhuì chèn zhe zhè ge xiàwǔ chū hēibǎnbào ，xiànzài bì shàng yǎnjing hái néng gǎnjué dào zhōuwǔ xiàwǔ míngmèi shūshì de yángguāng hé dàjiā de xiàoliǎn ne 。
Yeah, I still remember that when I was in elementary school we would get off school every Friday afternoon, however, the group responsible for the blackboard news would always make the most of this time to release their blackboard news. Even now, closing my eyes I can feel the bright cosy sunshine of those Friday afternoons and everyone's smiling faces.
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我说这孩子平时怎么总眯着眼睛看电视呢，可得好好管管
wǒ shuō zhè háizi píngshí zěnme zǒng mī zhe yǎnjing kàn diànshì ne ，kě de hǎohǎo guǎn guǎn
I’m thinking why does he always squints his eyes while watching Tv. We need to ensure he takes good care of his eyesight from now onwards.
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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!!
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她的眼睛真漂亮！
tā de yǎnjing zhēn piàoliang ！
Her eyes are really pretty!
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就是他啊，眼睛小小的、头发长长的，说话速度超快的小方啊。
jiùshì tā ā ，yǎnjing xiǎoxiǎo de 、tóufa chángcháng de ，shuōhuà sùdù chāo kuài de Xiǎo Fāng ā 。
That's her. With small eyes and long hair and who talks really fast. Xiao Fang, right?
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没长眼睛啊！
méi zhǎng yǎnjing ā ！
Don't you have eyes!
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