睁只眼闭只眼 zhēng zhī yǎn bì 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
睁 zhēng HSK 5
to open (one's eyes)
只 zhī HSK 3
only; just; merely
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole
闭 bì HSK 5
to close; to shut; to stop up
只 zhī HSK 3
only; just; merely
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole