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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
at the present time / currently
HSK 3
target / goal / objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
subject; title; topic (CL:個|个) / exercise or exam question (CL:)
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
catalog / table of contents / directory (on computer hard drive) / list / contents
HSK 7-9
obvious at a glance (idiom)
HSK 7-9
obvious at a glance (idiom)
HSK 7-9
destination (location)
HSK 7-9
blind / blindly / ignorant / lacking understanding
HSK 7-9
academic subject / field of study
HSK 7-9
theatrical piece (play or opera) / repertoire / list of plays or operas
HSK 7-9
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
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
a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing
HSK 7-9
to focus attention upon
HSK 7-9
mind
HSK 7-9
eye-grabbing (headline) / striking (illustration)
HSK 7-9
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
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
unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily / to stare
HSK 7-9
to witness personally
HSK 7-9
clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document) / entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc)
repertoire / program / song / piece of music
(literary) to look over / to view
dizzy; dazzled
lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate
an item in accounts / an entry
subheading / specific item
appearance / facial features / look
booklist / bibliography / title catalogue / CL:
ringleader / gang leader / chieftain
chapter title (in a novel)
to see with one's own eyes / to witness
ten lines at a glance (idiom) / to read very rapidly
fills the eyes (of a beautiful view, scene of desolation etc)
vivid in one's mind (idiom)
to quarrel / to fall out with sb
(marked) price / tariff (in a restaurant etc)
to estimate visually / to gauge / visual assessment
(idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned
to raise eyebrows / to cast sidelong glances (expressing fear or indignation) / shocked / surprised
(idiom) to fall out with sb; to become enemies
to make a catalogue / catalogue / list
table of contents
to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame
to be influenced
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
item
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
a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)
attention / to stare at / to fix attention on sth
(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom) / pleasing / delightful
to look over
to dazzle the eyes
detailed listing / specific item
account
lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
gaudy / glaring / unpleasant to the eyes
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
pretty / with delicate features
dazzling / brilliant
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
(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
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
(idiom) to glare at
lit. kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / fig. amiable looking; benign-faced
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees
eyepiece
general facial appearance; features / arrangement; sequence of ideas; logic (of writing) / rough sketch or general idea of things
progress / prospect of solution / sign of positive outcome
to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on / without a friend in the world
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom) / keen and alert / perceptive
short-sighted
to meet the eye / eye-catching; conspicuous
to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
to fool people (idiom) / to pull the wool over people's eyes
(idiom) to be a feast for the eyes; to be a cornucopia of delights; to be diverse and abundant

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