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

fù yǎn compound eye
见钱开 jiàn qián yǎn kāi to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain; money-grubbing
見錢開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain; money-grubbing
qīn yǎn with one's own eyes; personally
目睹 qīn yǎn mù dǔ to see for oneself; to see with one's own eyes
觑着 qù zhe yǎn to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention
覷著 qù zhe yǎn to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention
觑觑 qù qù yǎn myopia; nearsightedness; shortsightedness
覷覷 qù qù yǎn myopia; nearsightedness; shortsightedness
cí yǎn key word
cí yǎn key word
māo yǎn peephole; chrysoberyl
儿 māo yǎn r erhua variant of 貓眼|猫眼[mao1 yan3]
兒 māo yǎn r erhua variant of 貓眼|猫眼[mao1 yan3]
贼眉贼 zéi méi zéi yǎn see 賊眉鼠眼|贼眉鼠眼[zei2 mei2 shu3 yan3]
賊眉賊 zéi méi zéi yǎn see 賊眉鼠眼|贼眉鼠眼[zei2 mei2 shu3 yan3]
贼眉鼠 zéi méi shǔ yǎn shifty-eyed; crafty-looking (idiom)
賊眉鼠 zéi méi shǔ yǎn shifty-eyed; crafty-looking (idiom)
zéi yǎn shifty gaze; furtive glance
zǒu yǎn a mistake; an oversight; an error of judgment
镜 diē yǎn jìng to be taken aback
鏡 diē yǎn jìng to be taken aback
跌破镜 diē pò yǎn jìng (fig.) to be astounded
跌破鏡 diē pò yǎn jìng (fig.) to be astounded
zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance