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

烟云 guò yǎn yān yún ephemeral (idiom)
福 bǎo yǎn fú to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
rù yǎn to appear before one's eyes; pleasing to the eye; nice to look at
吹胡子瞪 chuī hú zi dèng yǎn to get angry; to fume
皮 dān yǎn pí single eyelid
jí yǎn to be anxious; to get angry with sb
quán yǎn mouth of a spring or fountain
méi yǎn brows and eyes; appearance; looks; countenance
dān yǎn ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye); one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye)
人 míng yǎn rén perspicacious person; sb with a discerning eye; sighted person (as opposed to blind)
sǔn yǎn mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
死心儿 sǐ xīn yǎn r stubborn; obstinate; having a one-track mind
huǒ yǎn pinkeye
压 yǎn yā intraocular pressure
底下 yǎn dǐ xia in front of one's eyes; in full view as a panorama; right now
目 yǎn mù eyes
老花 lǎo huā yǎn presbyopia
zéi yǎn shifty gaze; furtive glance
lóng yǎn longan fruit; dragon eye fruit; Dimocarpus longan (botany); CL:粒[li4]
一把泪一把鼻涕 yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一把淚一把鼻涕 yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一板三 yī bǎn sān yǎn lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
一眨 yī zhǎ yǎn in a wink
望去 yī yǎn wàng qù as far as the eye can see
看穿 yī yǎn kàn chuān to see through something at first glance (idiom)