yǎn

eye; eyelet, hole, opening

HSK 2 #281

DEFINITIONS

眼 yǎn
  • eye
  • small hole
  • crux (of a matter)
  • CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]
  • classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)

STROKES

WORDS

風 yǎn fēng eye signal; meaningful glance
饞 yǎn chán to covet; to envy
馋肚饱 yǎn chán dù bǎo to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom)
饞肚飽 yǎn chán dù bǎo to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom)
点 yǎn diǎn eyespot (in lower creatures)
點 yǎn diǎn eyespot (in lower creatures)
睁一闭一 zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn to turn a blind eye
睜一閉一 zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn to turn a blind eye
睁一只闭一只 zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn to turn a blind eye
睜一隻閉一隻 zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn to turn a blind eye
zhēng yǎn to open one's eyes
zhēng yǎn to open one's eyes
说瞎话 zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà to lie through one's teeth (idiom); to talk drivel
說瞎話 zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà to lie through one's teeth (idiom); to talk drivel
睁着睛说瞎话 zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà to lie through one's teeth (idiom); to talk drivel
睜著睛說瞎話 zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà to lie through one's teeth (idiom); to talk drivel
睁只闭只 zhēng zhī yǎn bì zhī yǎn to turn a blind eye
睜隻閉隻 zhēng zhī yǎn bì zhī yǎn to turn a blind eye
瞄一 miáo yī yǎn to shoot a glance at
ài yǎn to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there)
窟窿 kū long yǎn small hole
第一 dì yī yǎn at first glance; at first sight
第三睑 dì sān yǎn jiǎn nictitating membrane (zoology)
第三瞼 dì sān yǎn jiǎn nictitating membrane (zoology)
節骨 jiē gu yǎn (dialect) critical juncture; crucial moment; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]