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dīng

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dīng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
dīng | ding1
English translation
to watch attentively
to fix one's attention on
to stare at
to gaze at
to rivet one's gaze upon; to keep eyes on

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About dīng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

dīng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

eye

Etymology of dīng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

目丁

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Dīng

Explanation

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

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Example sentences using dīng

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不得不 bùdébù dīng zhāo kān hǎo miǎo , xiǎng zhè 到底 dàodǐ shì 什么 shénme 意思 yìsi .

I had to stare at it for several seconds to figure out what it meant.

冷冷 lěng lěng de dīng zhāo 审问者.

She fixed her questioner with an icy glare.

眼珠子 yǎn zhū zi 咄咄 duō duō rén de 盯住 dīng zhù 郭世富, 企图 qǐtú 逼他屈服 qūfú .

He looked at Guo Shifu compellingly . He wanted to force him to submit.

知道 zhīdào 弗农?德默雷斯 zài dīng zhāo zhǎo chà .

He was aware of Vernon Demerest looking at him critically.

zhuǎn qíng de dīng zhāo 那些 nà xiē 陈列品.

He could not keep his eyes off of the exhibits.

Words with dīng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
dīng to stare at dīng
盯住 dīng zhù to watch sb closely盯住 dīng zhù
盯梢 dīng shāo to tail盯梢 dīng shāo
盯视 dīng shì to stare fixedly盯視

dīng Decomposition & Compounds

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dīng Decomposition

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