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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *點* | 點* | *點
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
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
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 become infuriated / to see red / envious / jealous / covetous / pink eye (conjunctivitis) / red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye
HSK 7-9
to blink / to wink / in the twinkling of an eye
HSK 7-9
in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance
HSK 7-9
to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind
HSK 7-9
eye-grabbing (headline) / striking (illustration)
HSK 7-9
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
HSK 7-9
eye-catching
HSK 7-9
conspicuous / eye-catching / glamorous
HSK 7-9
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight
HSK 7-9
pleasing to the eye / beautiful / artistic
HSK 7-9
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *目* | 目* | *目
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *的* | 的* | *的
(bound form) bull's-eye; target
to premiere (a movie or TV show) / premiere (of a movie) / first-run (movie) / to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room)
(bird species of China) grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua)
an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him / to give sb a taste of his own medicine
iris (of an eye)
cross-eye
from the side of the eye / askance
compound eye
to turn a blind eye
to be concealed by supernatural forces; to disappear mysteriously; (fig.) to be out of the public eye
eye / a hole in an implement or utensil for insertion
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *屎* | 屎* | *屎
feces; excrement; a stool / (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)
naked eye
to keep an eye on
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)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *睛* | 睛* | *睛
eye; eyeball
lit. the eye cannot take it all in (idiom) / fig. too many good things to see; a feast for the eyes
lit. to fill the whole sky / everywhere / as far as the eye can see
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *餳* | 餳* | *餳
maltose syrup / molasses / heavy (eyelids) / drowsy-eyed / listless / (of dough, candy etc) to soften / to become soft and sticky
(of a child) apple of one's eye
pleasant to the eye / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4]
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瞳* | 瞳* | *瞳
pupil of the eye
what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)
longan fruit / dragon eye fruit / Dimocarpus longan (botany) / CL:
naked eye / layman's eyes
eye socket / rim of the eye
outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus
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
eyeball / fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
to have eye trouble
pupil (of the eye)
one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye
informer / snitch / spy / scout / (cosmetics) eye line
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *眇* | 眇* | *眇
blind in one eye / blind / tiny / humble / to stare
iridescence / iris (of the eye)
lit. to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom) / fig. to eye covetously
eyeball / fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)
lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land; everywhere / as far as the eye can see
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)
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
an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *眸* | 眸* | *眸
pupil (of the eye) / eye
eye-patch / blindfold / eye mask / goggles / eyeshade / blinkers (for a horse etc)
in the twinkling of an eye / in a flash / to turn one's eyes
(idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye
pupil of the eye
eye cream
(idiom) to turn a blind eye to; to ignore
pleasing to the eye; nice to look at
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
eye drops / eyewash
to get a bird's-eye view / bird's-eye view / broad overview
(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
trendy; eye-catching; flashy
(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
(idiom) to greet the eye / to come into view
(idiom) (under) the public eye; the stares of many people
twitching of eye
to murder without blinking an eye (idiom) / ruthless / cold-blooded
to turn one's head / in no time / in the twinkling of an eye
eye socket
(idiom) to turn a blind eye to (sth one sees regularly)
shifty-eyed / crafty-looking (idiom)
eye of a needle / pinprick / pinhole
eye chart (used by optician)
lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate
in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye
place of interest / a place one has one's eye on
one-eyed person
elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix
eye-catching; conspicuous
as far as the eye can see
offensive to the eye / unbecoming / unsightly / ungainly
to keep a close eye on sb (idiom)
golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides) / Curculigo rhizome (used in TCM)
(of people) to be incompatible; to not get along; to be unable to see eye to eye
to put oneself out in the public eye (said of sb for whom doing so is deemed unseemly)
a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)
a thorn in one's eye / fig. a thorn in one's flesh
white of the eye
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施 (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder
pupil of the eye
dark circles (under one's eyes) / black eye
to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)

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