眼
Character Breakdown
Definitions
- (classifier) eye
- small hole
- crux (of a matter)
- ,雙|双[shuang1]
- classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
Example Sentences
她的眼睛很大。
Tā de yǎnjing hěn dà
Her eyes are very big
Words Containing 眼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不起眼 | bù qǐ yǎn | unremarkable | HSK 6 |
| 一眼 | yī yǎn | a glance | |
| 一眨眼 | yī zhǎ yǎn | in a wink | |
| 一转眼 | yī zhuǎn yǎn | in a wink | |
| 一霎眼 | yī shà yǎn | suddenly | |
| 上眼睑 | shàng yǎn jiǎn | upper eyelid | |
| 下眼睑 | xià yǎn jiǎn | lower eyelid | |
| 丹凤眼 | dān fèng yǎn | red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards) | |
| 干眼症 | gān yǎn zhèng | dry eye | |
| 干瞪眼 | gān dèng yǎn | to watch helplessly |
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Related Words
口(kǒu)— mouth
→卷(juǎn)— to roll up
→六腑(liù fǔ)— (TCM) six bowels (hollow organs), namely: gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3], stomach 胃[wei4], large intestine 大腸|大肠[da4 chang2], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiao3 chang2], triple heater 三焦[san1 jiao1], bladder 膀胱[pang2 guang1]
→小洞不堵沉大船(xiǎo dòng bù dǔ chén dà chuán)— A small hole not plugged will sink a great ship.
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HSK & Exam Info
HSK 2.0: Level 1HSK 3.0: Level 2
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