瞪

To open (one's eyes) wide in Chinese: 瞪 (dèng)

dèng

to open (one's eyes) wide

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to open (one's eyes) wide
  2. 2to stare at
  3. 3to glare at

Stroke order

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瞪

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄥˋ

dèng

ㄉ/ dㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他生气地瞪了我一眼。

    tā shēng qì dì dèng le wǒ yì yǎn。

    He glared at me angrily.

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Related words

目瞪口呆

mù dèng kǒu dāi

dumbstruck (idiom)

低调

dī diào

low pitch

低估

dī gū

to underestimate

低谷

dī gǔ

valley

低价

dī jià

low price

低迷

dī mí

blurred (landscape etc)

低碳

dī tàn

(attributive) low-carbon

低下

dī xià

low status

堤

dī

dike

堤坝

dī bà

dam

笛子

dí zi

bamboo flute

底层

dǐ céng

ground or first floor

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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