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  *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
tear; teardrop / CL:
HSK 4
before one's eyes / now / at present
HSK 3
HSK 2
with one's own eyes / personally
HSK 6
spectacles / eyeglasses / CL:
HSK 4
gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things
HSK 5
a glance / a quick look / a glimpse
HSK 7-9
in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance
HSK 7-9
soon / in a moment / to look on as sth happens
HSK 6
(dialect) critical juncture / crucial moment / Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
wording
HSK 7-9
with fixed attention (idiom)
in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama / right now
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
head spinning and blurred vision / giddy / in a faint
(idiom) sharp-eyed and adroit
(idiom) to observe with an indifferent attitude; to be a bystander (usually referring to someone who could get involved but chooses not to)
to see through something at first glance (idiom)
to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)
expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect)
HSK 7-9
elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix
snobbish / a snob
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
to feast one's eyes
to feel dizzy
visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes
unremarkable / nothing out of the ordinary
HSK 7-9
(fig.) to be astounded
in a wink
in the blink of an eye
(idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly
now; at present / (anatomy) subocular
HSK 7-9
to dazzle / dazzling
HSK 7-9
an all-seeing mind / mental perception / insight / acumen
right in front of sb's eyes / right under sb's nose / current / at the moment
eye-catching
HSK 7-9
top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system) / see 榜眼 and 探花 / top scorer in college entrance examination 高考 / (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field / leading light
HSK 7-9
signal made with one's eyes / meaningful glance
HSK 7-9
key word
to be taken aback
navel; belly button
eyesight / strength of vision / the ability to make discerning judgments
eyeliner (cosmetics)
to survey / to view broadly
observation by naked eye
glare / dazzling
brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy / all smiles
HSK 7-9
to have good eyes
unpleasant to the eye / objectionable
red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards)
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
HSK 7-9
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)
a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)
thankless wretch; an ingrate
(idiom) to greet the eye / to come into view
to attract attention; to catch attention
white of the eye
eyelid
to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
an eye for beauty / aesthetic judgment
to appraise (an antique, a cultural relic, jewelry etc)
(idiom) blind as a bat (figuratively) / unaware of who (or what) one is dealing with / to fail to recognize what sb a bit more perceptive would
eye disease
to have high standards but little ability / to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
corn (callus on the foot)
1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元, 榜眼, and 探花, respectively)
from the bottom of one's heart / heartily / sincerely
to covet / envious
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions / to be observant and alert (idiom)
diversionary tactic; smokescreen
eyes
outer corner of the eye
to make an exhibition of oneself / to be a disgrace
to scowl fiercely / to glare
to have a pair of prescription glasses made
upper eyelid
twitching of eye
electronic eye; bionic eye / surveillance camera; (esp.) traffic enforcement camera
to throw amorous or flirtatious glances at sb (esp. of a woman)
to apply eye drops / (fig.) to speak ill of sb / to bad-mouth
seeing is believing
ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye)
to be on the verge of tears
to blink / to wink / in the twinkling of an eye
HSK 7-9
(lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon
HSK 7-9
to covet / envious / jealous / green with envy / infuriated / furious
HSK 7-9
(medicine) xerophthalmia; dry eye syndrome
to dazzle / to offend the eyes / dazzling / harsh (light) / crude (colors) / unsightly
hand-eye coordination
to give sb a meaningful look
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
to have one's eyes on (a goal) / having sth in mind / to concentrate
HSK 7-9

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