ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.eye; human or animal organ of vision or of light sensitivity
闭上眼。
Close your eyes.
她两眼无神，坐在椅子上。
She sits in the chair with dull eyes.
我眯眼了。
Something has got into my eyes.
synonym
- 2
n.small hole; aperture
帮我打个眼。
Help me drill a hole.
你看我胳膊上的针眼。
Look, the eye of a needle on my arm.
通过这个眼，能看到外面。
Through this hole, you can see outside.
- 3
n.insight; discernment
独具慧眼
has mental discernment
眼高手低
aims high but accomplishes little
你真是个眼浅的人。
You are such a person who have shallow insight.
- 4
n.trap; go term, meaning empty space in the middle of patches of black or white pieces, where an opponent has no way of manoeuvring
做眼
set a trap
- 5
measure word(used for wells, springs or cave-dwellings)
两眼井
two wells
- 6
n.an unaccented beat in traditional Chinese music
一板三眼
one accented beat and three unaccented beats in a bar
- 7
n.key point
节骨眼
critical juncture
Words and phrases with 眼
- 眼霜[word]eye cream
- 眼波[word]glance
- 眼窝[word]eye socket
- 眼珠[word]eyeball
- 眼压[word]intraocular pressure
- 眼角[word]canthus
- 眼花[word]have blurred vision
- 眼帘[word]eyelid
- 眼里[word]within one's eyes
- 眼福不浅[idiom]be lucky enough to see something rare or beautiful
- 眼泪汪汪[idiom]in tears
- 眼高手低[idiom]be fastidious but incompetent
- 眼明心亮[idiom]be sharp-eyed and clear-headed
- 眼花缭乱[idiom]be dazed/dazzled
- 眼明手快[idiom]quick of eye and deft of hand
- 眼疾手快[idiom]be quick of eyes and deft of hands
- 眼如秋水[idiom]One's eyes are like autumn water.
Word usage
- common measure word"眼" is often matched with measure word "双"or"只".
一双眼
one pair of eyes
一只眼
one eye