睁一只眼闭一只眼 zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to turn a blind eye

Characters

Character Meaning
to open (one's eyes)
one; 1; single
only; just; merely
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole
to close; to shut; to stop up
one; 1; single
only; just; merely
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole