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

māo yǎn peephole; chrysoberyl
电子 diàn zǐ yǎn electronic eye
干瞪 gān dèng yǎn to watch helplessly
巴巴 yǎn bā bā waiting anxiously; impatient
diàn yǎn beautiful, expressive eyes
一饱福 yī bǎo yǎn fú to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
皮 shuāng yǎn pí double eyelid
lěng yǎn cool eye; fig. detached; (treating) with indifference
千里 qiān lǐ yǎn clairvoyance
映入帘 yìng rù yǎn lián (idiom) to greet the eye; to come into view
有板有 yǒu bǎn yǒu yǎn orderly; methodical; rhythmical
屎 yǎn shǐ gum in the eyes
波 yǎn bō fluid glance
福 yǎn fú a treat for the eyes; the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful
挤眉弄 jǐ méi nòng yǎn to make eyes; to wink
尖 yǎn jiān to have good eyes
底 yǎn dǐ fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc); inside the eye; right in front of one's eyes; in full view as a panorama
dǎ yǎn to drill or bore a hole; to attract attention; conspicuous
抠字 kōu zì yǎn to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words
欲穿 wàng yǎn yù chuān to anxiously await
尽收底 jìn shōu yǎn dǐ to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view
病 yǎn bìng eye disease
馋 yǎn chán to covet; to envy
高手低 yǎn gāo shǒu dī to have high standards but little ability; to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
点 zhuó yǎn diǎn place of interest; a place one has one's eye on