一
眼

A glance in Chinese: 一眼 (yī yǎn)

yī yǎn

a glance

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1a glance
  2. 2a quick look
  3. 3a glimpse

Stroke order

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一
眼

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄧㄢˇ

yǎn

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 一眼 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我一眼就认出了他。

    wǒ yì yǎn jiù rèn chū le tā。

    I recognized him at a single glance.

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Related words

一

yī

one

眼

yǎn

eye

第一

dì yī

first

眼睛

yǎn jing

eye

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

眼镜

yǎn jìng

spectacles

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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