眼睁睁 yǎn zhēng zhēng

to look on helplessly; to stare blankly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 6090th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to look on helplessly
  2. 2. to stare blankly
  3. 3. to look on unfeelingly

Characters

Character Meaning
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole
睁 zhēng HSK 5
to open (one's eyes)
睁 zhēng HSK 5
to open (one's eyes)