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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *了* | 了* | *了
(of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly
HSK 3
before one's eyes / now / at present
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *烟* | 烟* | *烟
cigarette or pipe tobacco / CL: / smoke / mist / vapour / CL: 縷|缕 / tobacco plant / (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *扫* | 扫* | *扫
to sweep (with a brush or broom) / to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of / to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
HSK 4
gaze; (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes; look / (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
HSK 5
to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display
HSK 5
with one's own eyes / personally
HSK 6
to awaken / to come to realize / awakened to the truth / the truth dawns upon one / scales fall from the eyes / to become aware
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *捂* | 捂* | *捂
to enclose / to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears) / to cover up (an affair) / contrary / to contradict
HSK 7-9
to have one's eyes on (a goal) / having sth in mind / to concentrate
HSK 7-9
to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
HSK 7-9
signal made with one's eyes / meaningful glance
HSK 7-9
expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect)
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瞪* | 瞪* | *瞪
to open (one's eyes) wide / to stare at / to glare at
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *睁* | 睁* | *睁
to open (one's eyes)
HSK 7-9
to witness / to see at first hand / to see with one's own eyes
HSK 7-9
brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy / all smiles
HSK 7-9
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
HSK 7-9
unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily / to stare
HSK 7-9
to like to look good in the eyes of others; sensitive about how one is regarded by others; proud
HSK 7-9
to open (one's eyes)
to have good eyes
in (sb's) eyes
limpid autumn waters (trad. description of girl's beautiful eyes)
to gaze at / to fix one's eyes on
(literary) to covet; to cast greedy eyes on
facing directly (with one's eyes) / (to look sb) in the eyes
five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳) / facial features
to move as in a dance / to wave (some implement) / to flourish / (of eyes, hands etc) to dance / to flutter
to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes / to look back (to one's rear) / (fig.) to look back at (the past); to reflect on
wisps of blood / visible veins / (of eyes) bloodshot
to close one's eyes / to get to sleep
puffiness under the eyes / bags under the eyes
to see with one's own eyes / to witness
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
(of fruit etc) fresh / (of a person etc) full of life; healthy-looking / (of eyes) moist and bright; lustrous
to inspect (a site); (of a dignitary) to visit; to go on an inspection tour / to survey (a scene); to scan with one's eyes
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *噙* | 噙* | *噙
to hold in (usually refers the mouth or eyes)
(of tears etc) filling the eyes / (of scenery etc) filling one's field of view
to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc) / to bring together / (insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings)
fills the eyes (of a beautiful view, scene of desolation etc)
to open one's eyes / to widen one's horizons
(of sound) clear and resonant; bright / (of eyes) bright / (of water) crystal-clear; limpid / clear (in one's mind)
piercing eyes / discerning eyes
fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc) / inside the eye / right in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama
eyes (in literature) / eyesight
to open one's eyes
tears in the eyes
elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix
to narrow one's eyes (as when smiling or squinting)
brows and eyes / appearance / looks / countenance
the two eyes
charming eyes / coquettish glances
tearful eyes
blue eyes
naked eye / layman's eyes
optometry / to examine the eyes
lit. bright as snow / shiny / dazzling / sharp (of eyes)
to open one's eyes wide / to stare / to glare (at sb) / to scowl
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瞑* | 瞑* | *瞑
to close (the eyes)
one's pair of eyes
beautiful, expressive eyes
eyes
eyes and ears / sb's attention or notice / information / knowledge / spies
with glaring eyes / glowering
to see with one's own eyes / very soon
to appear before one's eyes / pleasing to the eye; nice to look at
to be deeply in (trouble, debt etc) / deep set (eyes)
lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom) / fig. to die with an unresolved grievance
watery / waterlogged (soil) / limpid / bright and intelligent (eyes)
a treat for the eyes / the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful
anyone with eyes can see it (idiom); obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see
to look / to raise one's eyes
the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
to dazzle the eyes
to feast one's eyes
right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *眯* | 眯* | *眯
to narrow one's eyes / to squint / (dialect) to take a nap
person who is crying their eyes out, whose face is wet with tears
lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom); a feast for the eyes
gaudy / glaring / unpleasant to the eyes
to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
thick eyebrows and big eyes
to make eyes / to wink
eyes
(literary) (of eyes) bright; shining
visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes
in the twinkling of an eye / in a flash / to turn one's eyes
to have bright eyes and white teeth
one's eyes / eyeball
lit. kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / fig. amiable looking; benign-faced
(in the game of Go) to make an "eye" / to serve as eyes and ears (i.e. go and seek out information); to be a scout
(idiom) to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees
to run one's eyes over / to sweep one's eyes over
a feast for the eyes (idiom) / (of women) gorgeous / graceful / (of scenery) beautiful
to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom) / keen and alert / perceptive
eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom) / extremely moved

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