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(TV or radio) program; show / item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL: 個|个, 場|场, 項|项, 臺|台, , 檔|档
HSK 2
purpose; aim; goal; target; objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
target / goal / objective / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
at the present time / currently
HSK 3
subject; title; topic (CL:個|个) / exercise or exam question (CL:)
HSK 3
item / project / (sports) event / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
amount / number
HSK 5
gaze; (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes; look / (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
HSK 5
regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program) / program (TV or radio)
HSK 6
academic subject / field of study
HSK 7-9
catalog / table of contents / directory (on computer hard drive) / list / contents
HSK 7-9
destination (location)
HSK 7-9
mind
HSK 7-9
to focus attention upon
HSK 7-9
to witness personally
HSK 7-9
blind / blindly / ignorant / lacking understanding
HSK 7-9
(idiom) dumbstruck; stupefied; stunned
HSK 7-9
eye-grabbing (headline) / striking (illustration)
HSK 7-9
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
HSK 7-9
unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily / to stare
HSK 7-9
obvious at a glance (idiom)
HSK 7-9
theatrical piece (play or opera) / repertoire / list of plays or operas
HSK 7-9
obvious at a glance (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to receive worldwide attention
HSK 7-9
to witness / to see at first hand / to see with one's own eyes
HSK 7-9
a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing
HSK 7-9
to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters / condescending / to go about with one's nose in the air
HSK 7-9
lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom); shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight
HSK 7-9
nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition
HSK 7-9
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eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom) / keen and alert / perceptive
Diptera (insect order including flies)
item / event / project
name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame
Virupaksa (on of the Four Heavenly Kings)
true identity / true colors
eyepiece
planned target / scheduled target
bibliography
repertoire / program / song / piece of music
Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍
flatfish / flounder
mokuma-gane (loanword)
Advanced Subjects Test, university entrance exam that assesses candidates’ higher level knowledge of specific subjects and their readiness to study in their selected academic discipline (Tw) / abbr. to 指考
television program
(marked) price / tariff (in a restaurant etc)
to fabricate excuses (idiom) / to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人
lit. the eye cannot take it all in (idiom) / fig. too many good things to see; a feast for the eyes
to relax with one's eyes closed
variety show
the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors
milkfish (Chanos chanos)
clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document) / entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc)
ringleader / gang leader / chieftain
until now; so far
to see with one's own eyes / to witness
eyewitness
superorder (taxonomy) / catalog / table of contents
to raise eyebrows / to cast sidelong glances (expressing fear or indignation) / shocked / surprised
(idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned
attention / to stare at / to fix attention on sth
to dazzle the eyes
goggles; protective glasses
to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc)
dazzling (idiom)
openly and without fear / brazenly
to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
vivid in one's mind (idiom)
(idiom) to be a feast for the eyes; to be a cornucopia of delights; to be diverse and abundant
(idiom) to glare at
to have a highly retentive memory / to have sth imprinted in one's memory
eyes and ears / sb's attention or notice / information / knowledge / spies
to make a catalogue / catalogue / list
to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
(idiom) to have a dizzy spell; dazzled
(idiom) (under) the public eye; the stares of many people
dazzling / brilliant
table of contents
to make sheep eyes at / to cast amorous glances at
lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom); totally illiterate
imam (Islam) (loanword)
not to glance sideways (idiom) / to gaze fixedly / to be fully concentrated / to preserve a correct attitude
Barramundi / Lates calcarifer (a species of catadromous fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes)
eye-catching; conspicuous
numeral / digit / number / figure
to look up and see no-one familiar (idiom); not having anyone to rely on / without a friend in the world
(idiom) to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity
as far as the eye can see
rhyme entry / subdivision of a rhyming dictionary (containing all words with the given rhyme)
Hymenoptera (insect order including ants and bees)
man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
to look / to raise one's eyes
(idiom) dazed / dizzy
to wipe one's eyes / fig. to remain vigilant
to begin to take shape / to be about to materialize
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)
(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance

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