镜 (鏡)
jìng
Pinyin

Definition

镜 (鏡)
 - 
jìng
  1. mirror
  2. lens

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

眼镜
yǎn jìng
  1. 1 spectacles
  2. 2 eyeglasses
  3. 3 classifier: 副 fù
镜
jìng
  1. 1 mirror
  2. 2 lens
镜子
jìng zi
  1. 1 mirror
  2. 2 classifier: 面 miàn
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
镜头
jìng tóu
  1. 1 camera lens
  2. 2 camera shot (in a movie etc)
  3. 3 scene
上镜
shàng jìng
  1. 1 photogenic
  2. 2 to appear on film or in the media

Idioms (3)

明镜高悬
míng jìng gāo xuán
  1. 1 perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
破镜重圆
pò jìng chóng yuán
  1. 1 a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)
  2. 2 (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew
  3. 3 for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite
镜花水月
jìng huā shuǐ yuè
  1. 1 lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an unrealistic rosy view
  3. 3 viewing things through rose-tinted spectacles
  4. 4 also written 水月鏡花|水月镜花

Sample Sentences

真是狗嘴里吐不出象牙来啊，也难怪优雅的仙女儿成了前任，不过你说的美联航那事儿也确实让人大跌眼镜，空乘人员怎么能对乘客施行暴力呢？我宁可没桃花也不希望坐飞机遇到这种倒霉事儿。
zhēnshi gǒuzuǐ lǐ tǔ bù chū xiàngyá lái ā ，yě nánguài yōuyǎ de xiānnǚr chéng le qiánrèn ，bùguò nǐ shuō de Měiliánháng nà shìr yě quèshí ràng rén dà diēyǎnjìng ，kōngchéng rényuán zěnme néng duì chéngkè shīxíng bàolì ne ？wǒ nìngkě méi táohuā yě bù xīwàng zuò fēijī yùdào zhèzhǒng dǎoméi shìr 。
Tut tut, I suppose you can’t expect wise words from a scoundrel. No wonder the elegant goddess is now an ex, but the incident with United Airlines you brought up really was quite shocking. How can airline staff be violent with passengers? I’d rather have no one who likes me, than to come upon bad luck like that while flying.
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战争是一面镜子，能够让人更好认识和平的珍贵。今天，和平与发展已经成为时代主题，但世界仍很不太平，战争的达摩克利斯之剑依然悬在人类头上，我们要以史为鉴，坚定维护和平的决心。
zhànzhēng shì yī miàn jìngzi ，nénggòu ràngrén gèng hǎo rènshi hépíng de zhēnguì 。jīntiān ，hépíng yǔ fāzhǎn yǐjīng chéngwéi shídài zhǔtí ，dàn shìjiè réng hěn bù tàipíng ，zhànzhēng de Dámókèlìsī zhī jiàn yīrán xuán zài rénlèi tóu shàng ，wǒmen yào yǐ shǐ wèi jiàn ，jiāndìng wéihù hépíng de juéxīn 。
War is a mirror, it allows people to know the value of peace better. Today, peace and development have become the theme of the new era, but the world is still far from peaceful, the Damocles’ sword of war still hangs above the heads of humanity. We should take history as a warning, and be firm in our determination for peace.
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有猛虎，才能创造慷慨悲歌的英雄事业；涵蔓耿介拔俗的志士胸怀，才能做到孟郊所谓的“镜破不改光，兰死不改香”！
yǒu měng hǔ ，cáinéng chuàngzào kāngkǎibēigē de yīngxióng shìyè ；hánmàn gěngjiè bású de zhìshì xiōnghuái ，cáinéng zuò dào Mèng Jiāo suǒwèi de “jìng pò bù gǎi guāng ，lán sǐ bù gǎi xiāng ”！
Only with a tiger in one's heart can one bring about a solemn and tragic heroic undertaking; only with an idealistic heart brimming with uprightness and justness can one accomplish what Meng Jiao referred to with the lines "Even a broken mirror doesn't lose its sheen; even when an orchid withers, it doesn't lose its fragrance".
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魔镜魔镜，请你告诉我，谁是这世界上最受关注的人。
mójìng mójìng ，qǐng nǐ gàosu wǒ ，shéi shì zhè shìjiè shàng zuì shòuguānzhù de rén 。
Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the most popular one of all?
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今天也第一次练了倒车入库，要同时看后视镜、打方向盘还要注意跟旁边障碍物的距离，实在忙死了。
jīntiān yě dì yī cì liàn le dàochē rù kù ，yào tóngshí kàn hòushìjìng 、dǎ fāngxiàngpán hái yào zhùyì gēn pángbiān zhàngàiwù de jùlí ，really máng sǐ le 。
Today was my first time practicing reversing into a parking space. You have to look in the rear view mirror at the same time as turning the steering wheel and being careful of your distance from neighboring obstacles, it really is a lot to handle.
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爱护环境、循环利用嘛。走走走，我去给你挑一副好看的3D眼镜。
àihù huánjìng 、xúnhuán lìyòng ma 。zǒu zǒu zǒu ，wǒ qù gěi nǐ tiāo yī fù hǎokàn de yǎnjìng 。
Care for the environment, recycle and reuse. Let’s go, I’ll help you choose a good looking pair of 3D glasses.
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仔细想想，其实还是自己带眼镜比较卫生，而且我本身就戴眼镜，如果用派发的眼镜，还要在自己的眼镜上架着另一副眼镜，特别笨拙。
zǐxì xiǎng xiǎng ，qíshí háishi zìjǐ dài yǎnjìng bǐjiào wèishēng ，érqiě wǒ běnshēn jiù dài yǎnjìng ，rúguǒ yòng pàifā de yǎnjìng ，hái yào zài zìjǐ de yǎnjìng shàng jià zhe lìng yī fù yǎnjìng ，tèbié bènzhuō 。
Think about it, in fact, it is more hygienic to bring your own glasses. And since I already wear glasses, if I place another pair of glasses on top of mine it becomes especially clumsy.
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又没有提前提醒要自带眼镜，现在电影院都那么过分的吗？
yòu méiyǒu tíqián tíxǐng yào zìdài yǎnjìng ，xiànzài diànyǐngyuàn dōu nàme guòfèn de ma ？
There was no reminder to bring your own glasses beforehand, are cinemas too much now?
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刚取完，工作人员偏要让我买3D眼镜，说现在已经不免费提供了。
gāng qǔ wán ，gōngzuòrényuán piānyào ràng wǒ mǎi yǎnjìng ，shuō xiànzài yǐjīng bù miǎnfèi tígōng le 。
Just as I picked up the tickets the staff insisted I buy 3D glasses, saying that it is not available for free now.
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只有你这个不操心的爸爸才不重视孩子的视力呢，现在多少孩子还没上小学就戴着眼镜一副小学究的样子。
zhǐ yǒu nǐ zhège bù cāoxīn de bàba cái bù zhòngshì háizi de shìlì ne ，xiànzài duōshao háizi huán méi shàng xiǎoxué jiù dài zhe yǎnjìng yī fù xiǎo xuéjiū de yàngzi 。
Only you, as the father is not worried and doesn’t pay attention to the child's vision. Nowadays many children are wearing glasses before going to elementary school. They look like elementary school scholars.
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