睜隻眼閉隻眼 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
睜 zhēng
to open (one's eyes)
隻 zhī
measure word for one animal or one of a pair
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole
閉 bì
to close; to shut; to stop up
隻 zhī
measure word for one animal or one of a pair
眼 yǎn HSK 2
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole