见
钱
眼
开

To open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom) in Chinese: 见钱眼开 (jiàn qián yǎn kāi)

jiàn qián yǎn kāi

to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 見錢眼開1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain
  2. 2money-grubbing

Stroke order

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见
钱
眼
开

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧㄢˋ

jiàn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄧㄢˇ

yǎn

ㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

见钱眼开

Simplified

見錢眼開

Traditional

Example sentences

See 见钱眼开 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他见钱眼开，什么事都愿意做。

    tā jiàn qián yǎn kāi， shén me shì dōu yuàn yì zuò。

    He is money-grubbing and willing to do anything for a profit.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

钱

qián

coin

见

jiàn

to see

眼

yǎn

eye

看见

kàn jiàn

to see

再见

zài jiàn

goodbye

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

眼睛

yǎn jing

eye

见面

jiàn miàn

to meet

离开

lí kāi

to depart

眼镜

yǎn jìng

spectacles

意见

yì jiàn

idea

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