目不交睫 mù bù jiāo jié

fig. to not sleep a wink

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to not sleep a wink
  2. 2. lit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
目 mù HSK 3
eye; item; list
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
交 jiāo HSK 4
to pay (money); to hand over; to deliver
睫 jié
eyelashes