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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *眼* | 眼* | *眼
eye (CL:隻|只,雙|双) / (often used with ) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
HSK 2
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *点* | 点* | *点
to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts
HSK 1
in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind
HSK 7-9
angle from which one observes an object / (fig.) perspective; viewpoint; frame of reference / (cinematography) camera angle / (visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye) / (photography) angle of view
HSK 7-9
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
HSK 7-9
to poke in the eye / (gaming) to place a ward (i.e. vision-granting item) / to keep tabs on (an online discussion etc); to monitor (for updates)
ophthalmologist; eye doctor
to murder without blinking an eye (idiom) / ruthless / cold-blooded
(idiom) sharp-eyed and adroit
to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix
one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye
conspicuous / eye-catching / glamorous
HSK 7-9
fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc) / inside the eye / right in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama
pleasing to the eye / beautiful / artistic
HSK 7-9
eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy)
visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes
to keep an eye on
in the blink of an eye
ājñā or ajna, the brow or third eye chakra 查克拉, residing in the forehead / also written 眉間輪|眉间轮
eye-catching
HSK 7-9
as far as the eye can see (idiom)
the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant / condescending / supercilious
observation by naked eye
unpleasant to the eye / objectionable
lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate
an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom) / fig. to use the enemy's methods against him / to give sb a taste of his own medicine
place of interest / a place one has one's eye on
eyeball / fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to greet the eye / to come into view
eye-catching
white of the eye
pleasant to the eye / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4]
an eye for beauty / aesthetic judgment
eye disease
(of people) to be incompatible; to not get along; to be unable to see eye to eye
lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils
outer corner of the eye
eye-grabbing (headline) / striking (illustration)
HSK 7-9
to turn a blind eye to
twitching of eye
electronic eye; bionic eye / surveillance camera; (esp.) traffic enforcement camera
a strip of scenic beauty (coast, river, road etc) / (fig.) an eye-catching feature
to apply eye drops / (fig.) to speak ill of sb / to bad-mouth
a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)
lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
pupil (of the eye)
bird's-eye view
ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye)
a snap of the fingers / a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye
to blink / to wink / in the twinkling of an eye
HSK 7-9
(medicine) xerophthalmia; dry eye syndrome
lit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom) / fig. one is subjected to the scrutiny of the general public
hand-eye coordination
to keep an eye on
to turn a blind eye
to become infuriated / to see red / envious / jealous / covetous / pink eye (conjunctivitis) / red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye
HSK 7-9
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施 (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
as far as the eye can see
lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom) / fig. as far as the eye can see / covering everything / omnipresent
(idiom) to turn a blind eye to (sth one sees regularly)
an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye
lit. to fill the whole sky / everywhere / as far as the eye can see
(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
(anatomy) medial canthus; inner corner of the eye
eye-catching; conspicuous
eye shadow (cosmetics)
perspicacious person / sb with a discerning eye / sighted person (as opposed to blind)
goggle-eyed
naked eye
trendy; eye-catching; flashy
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
rim of the eye / eye socket
as far as the eye can see
inner corner of the eye
(idiom) (under) the public eye; the stares of many people
guide dog (for the blind) / Seeing Eye dog
one-eyed person
to give the eye to / to make eyes at
cross-eye
cosmetic contact lens / big eye contact lens / circle contact lens
lit. golden boys and jade maidens (idiom) / attendants of the Daoist immortals / fig. lovely young children / a golden couple / (of a couple who are in the public eye) a lovely young couple
center of target / bull's eye
cool eye / fig. detached / (treating) with indifference
optical illusion / trick of the eye / parablepsia
eye-catching; striking; impressive / sighted eyes; functioning eyes
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder
discerning eye
eye of a vortex
can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom) / unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind / not prepared to turn a blind eye
as far as the eye can see
lit. to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom) / fig. to eye covetously
eye of a needle / pinprick / pinhole
to blink / in an instant / in the twinkle of an eye
outer corner of the eye
eye-patch / blindfold / eye mask / goggles / eyeshade / blinkers (for a horse etc)

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