眼

Eye in Chinese: 眼 (yǎn)

yǎn

eye

HSK 3.0 Level 21 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1eye
  2. 2small hole
  3. 3crux (of a matter)
  4. 4classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)

Stroke order

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眼

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄢˇ

yǎn

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他的眼很大很亮。

    tā de yǎn hěn dà hěn liàng。

    His eyes are big and bright.

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Related words

眼睛

yǎn jing

eye

眼镜

yǎn jìng

spectacles

眼前

yǎn qián

before one's eyes

眼泪

yǎn lèi

tears

眼里

yǎnli

In the eyes

眼光

yǎn guāng

gaze

亲眼

qīn yǎn

with one's own eyes

眼看

yǎn kàn

soon

红眼

hóng yǎn

to become infuriated

抢眼

qiǎng yǎn

eye-catching

显眼

xiǎn yǎn

conspicuous

眼红

yǎn hóng

to covet

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