目
不
转
睛

Unable to take one's eyes off (idiom) in Chinese: 目不转睛 (mù bù zhuǎn jīng)

mù bù zhuǎn jīng

unable to take one's eyes off (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 目不轉睛1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily
  2. 2to stare

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目
不
转
睛

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄨˋ

mù

ㄇ/ mㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄨㄢˇ

zhuǎn

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

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目不转睛

Simplified

目不轉睛

Traditional

Example sentences

See 目不转睛 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他目不转睛地盯着那幅画。

    tā mù bù zhuǎn jīng dì dīng zhe nà fú huà。

    He stared at that painting without taking his eyes off it.

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Related words

不

bù

no

转

zhuǎn

to turn

眼睛

yǎn jing

eye

节目

jié mù

program

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

目的

mù dì

purpose

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

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