睁眼 (睜眼)
zhēng yǎn
Pinyin

Definition

睁眼 (睜眼)
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zhēng yǎn
  1. to open one's eyes

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

天黑请闭眼，杀手睁眼，杀手杀人。杀手闭眼，警察睁眼，警察指认。警察请闭眼。天亮了，大家请睁眼。王东，你被杀了。
tiān hēi qǐng bìyǎn ，shāshǒu zhēngyǎn ，shāshǒu shārén 。shāshǒu bìyǎn ，jǐngchá zhēngyǎn ，jǐngchá zhǐrèn 。jǐngchá qǐng bìyǎn 。tiān liàng le ，dàjiā qǐng zhēngyǎn 。Wáng Dōng ，nǐ bèi shā le 。
Night has come. Please close your eyes. Killer, open your eyes. Killer, kill someone. Killer, close your eyes. Police, wake up. Police, point out a person. Police, please close your eyes. It's now daytime. Everyone, please wake up. Wang Dong, you were killed.
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