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眼色 yǎnsè

眼色 yǎnsè Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 眼色 yǎnsè .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǎnsè | yan3 se4
English translation
signal made with one's eyes
meaningful glance

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Traditional form

眼色 yǎnsè

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 眼色 yǎnsè

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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

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a kneeling person ( jié ) being held down by a knife ( Dāo ). Based on the original meaning "restrain", now written as . The current meaning "color" is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

⺈巴

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 眼色 yǎnsè

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Zhōng Xiàng 母亲 mǔqīn 眼色 yǎnsè , qiú 帮忙 bāngmáng .

In disbelief I shot my eyes toward Mom for support.

夫妻 fū qī liǎ 意味深长 yì wèi shēn cháng de 交换 jiāohuàn le 一下 yīxià 眼色 yǎnsè , dàn 什么 shénme dōu méi shuì .

The couple exchanged meaningful glances but said nothing.

lǎo 夫妇 fūfù 眼色 yǎnsè de 含意 hán yì shēn le .

The look that passed between husband and wife deepened in meaning.

使劲 shǐ jìn chōng 使眼色 shǐ yǎn sè 不出声地 duì shuì le xiē 什么 shénme

She winked broadly at him and silently mouthed something.

眼色 yǎnsè Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 眼色 yǎnsè and their own compounds.

眼色 yǎnsè Compounds

See all 14 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 眼色 yǎnsè in their composition.

  • yǎn
      • yàn
      • jué , , , , , , , , , yàn , , ,
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