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

相看 lìng yǎn xiāng kàn to treat sb favorably; to view in a new light
摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
吹鬍子瞪 chuī hú zi dèng yǎn to get angry; to fume
dān yǎn ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye); one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye)
皮 dān yǎn pí single eyelid
相机 dān yǎn xiàng jī single-lens reflex camera (Tw)
相機 dān yǎn xiàng jī single-lens reflex camera (Tw)
嗓子儿 sǎng zi yǎn r erhua variant of 嗓子眼[sang3 zi5 yan3]
嗓子兒 sǎng zi yǎn r erhua variant of 嗓子眼[sang3 zi5 yan3]
嗓门 sǎng mén yǎn throat
嗓門 sǎng mén yǎn throat
严了儿 yán le yǎn r up to the eyeballs; full to overflowing; jampacked
嚴了兒 yán le yǎn r up to the eyeballs; full to overflowing; jampacked
田鸡 sì yǎn tián jī four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses)
田雞 sì yǎn tián jī four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses)
前 zài yǎn qián now; at the present
角 wài yǎn jiǎo outer corner of the eye
角 dà yǎn jiǎo inner corner of the eye
大处着,小处着手 dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大處著,小處著手 dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大跌镜 dà diē yǎn jìng (fig.) to be astounded
大跌鏡 dà diē yǎn jìng (fig.) to be astounded
大飽福 dà bǎo yǎn fú to feast one's eyes
天低吴楚,空无物 tiān dī wú chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon
天低吳楚,空無物 tiān dī wú chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon