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眼睛 yǎnjing

眼睛 yǎnjing Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 眼睛 yǎnjing .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǎnjing | yan3 jing5
English translation
eye
CL: zhī
> zhǐ [zhī], shuāng
> Shuāng [shuāng]

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About 眼睛 yǎnjing

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Traditional form

眼睛 yǎnjing

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 眼睛 yǎnjing

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yǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and gěn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

gěn

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

目艮

Number of Strokes

11
jīng

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Qīng represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Qīng

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

目青

Number of Strokes

13

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Example sentences using 眼睛 yǎnjing

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眼睛 yǎnjing 眯成一条 féng ,嘴巴 zuǐ ba 微微 wēi wēi 咧开,不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán de 轻轻 qīng qīng hēng le 一声 yī shēng .

His eyes narrowed and his mouth widened slightly with the ghost of a superior " Hm! "

眼睛 yǎnjing kān zhāo . 看上去 kàn shang qu 成熟 chéngshú duō le , 激动 jīdòng 容光焕发 róng guāng huàn fā .

He narrowed his eyes at her. She looked a lot more mature, and brilliantly excited.

眯起眼睛 yǎnjing , kān zhāo 那些 nà xiē 色彩 sècǎi 鲜明 xiānmíng de 人影 Cóng 山上 Shān shàng Xiàng fēi jiàng .

He squinted at the brightly colored figures swooping toward him down the hill.

乜斜 miē xie zhāo 眼睛 yǎnjing , piē le 撇嘴 piě zuǐ .

He squinted with his mouth twitched.

Léi ěr 眼睛 yǎnjing 起来 qǐlai , Xiàng de 卫士 wèi shì men 点点头.

Ryel's eyes narrowed and he nodded to his guard.

眼睛 yǎnjing Decomposition

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眼睛 yǎnjing Compounds

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