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(TV or radio) program; show / item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL: 個|个, 場|场, 項|项, 臺|台, , 檔|档
HSK 2
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
target / goal / objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
subject; title; topic (CL:個|个) / exercise or exam question (CL:)
HSK 3
at the present time / currently
HSK 3
item / project / (sports) event / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
gaze; (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes; look / (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
HSK 5
amount / number
HSK 5
regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program) / program (TV or radio)
HSK 6
unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily / to stare
HSK 7-9
catalog / table of contents / directory (on computer hard drive) / list / contents
HSK 7-9
destination (location)
HSK 7-9
academic subject / field of study
HSK 7-9
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
HSK 7-9
theatrical piece (play or opera) / repertoire / list of plays or operas
HSK 7-9
blind / blindly / ignorant / lacking understanding
HSK 7-9
a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing
HSK 7-9
to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters / condescending / to go about with one's nose in the air
HSK 7-9
to focus attention upon
HSK 7-9
mind
HSK 7-9
eye-grabbing (headline) / striking (illustration)
HSK 7-9
to receive worldwide attention
HSK 7-9
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight
HSK 7-9
to witness / to see at first hand / to see with one's own eyes
HSK 7-9
(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
HSK 7-9
obvious at a glance (idiom)
HSK 7-9
obvious at a glance (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to witness personally
HSK 7-9
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
HSK 7-9
(sieve) mesh size; (sandpaper) grit size
(idiom) to fall out with sb; to become enemies
item / event / project
eyelid twitch
(idiom) too appalling to look at
flatfish / flounder
lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes / to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
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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
Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates, such as pigs, cows, giraffes etc)
dazzling / brilliant
clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document) / entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc)
repertoire / program / song / piece of music
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom) / fig. can't see the forest for the trees
five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳) / facial features
true identity / true colors
to begin to take shape / to be about to materialize
an item in accounts / an entry
subheading / specific item
booklist / bibliography / title catalogue / CL:
glare / angry look / to open one's eyes wide / to stare angrily / to glare / to glower
ringleader / gang leader / chieftain
(slang) stupid / moron
Saurischia or lizard-hipped dinosaurs, order within superorder Dinosauria
chapter title (in a novel)
eye-catching; conspicuous
ten lines at a glance (idiom) / to read very rapidly
short-sighted
fills the eyes (of a beautiful view, scene of desolation etc)
(marked) price / tariff (in a restaurant etc)
to attract attention / noticeable
to estimate visually / to gauge / visual assessment
Stomatopoda, order of marine crustaceans (whose members are called mantis shrimps)
(idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned
to raise eyebrows / to cast sidelong glances (expressing fear or indignation) / shocked / surprised
table of contents
to look at / to visually observe (i.e. not using instruments or sensors)
to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
superorder (taxonomy) / catalog / table of contents
(idiom) (under) the public eye; the stares of many people
to dazzle / to inspire awe
to have a highly retentive memory / to have sth imprinted in one's memory
eyes and ears / sb's attention or notice / information / knowledge / spies
with glaring eyes / glowering
openly and without fear / brazenly
lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom) / fig. to die with an unresolved grievance
anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see
to look / to raise one's eyes
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees
vivid in one's mind (idiom)
a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)
item
attention / to stare at / to fix attention on sth
warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom) / pleasing / delightful
to look over
to dazzle the eyes
detailed listing / specific item
eyepiece
account
lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
gaudy / glaring / unpleasant to the eyes
lit. kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / fig. amiable looking; benign-faced
unbearable to look at / an eyesore
Natsume Sōseki (1867-1916), one of the first modern Japanese novelists
the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant / condescending / supercilious
eyes
to be shortsighted
not to glance sideways (idiom) / to gaze fixedly / to be fully concentrated / to preserve a correct attitude
nowadays / at present / as things stand
name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame

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