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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
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
mind
HSK 7-9
regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program) / program (TV or radio)
HSK 6
to focus attention upon
HSK 7-9
(marked) price / tariff (in a restaurant etc)
to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
HSK 7-9
to wipe one's eyes / fig. to remain vigilant
attention / to stare at / to fix attention on sth
(idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit; striking, handsome features; dashing, heroic appearance
blind / blindly / ignorant / lacking understanding
HSK 7-9
Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
account
dazzling / brilliant
academic subject / field of study
HSK 7-9
category
variety show
warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom) / pleasing / delightful
Cetacea (whale family)
to raise eyebrows / to cast sidelong glances (expressing fear or indignation) / shocked / surprised
lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees
account
to meet the eye / eye-catching; conspicuous
name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame
eye-grabbing (headline) / striking (illustration)
HSK 7-9
to scowl and stare down / to defy
radio program; broadcast program
to receive worldwide attention
HSK 7-9
sporting event / item on program of sports competition
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain (idiom) / fig. can't see the forest for the trees
unbearable to look at / an eyesore
clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document) / entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc)
lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes / to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
dazzling (idiom)
Hymenoptera (insect order including ants and bees)
to check the accounts / to take stock
to let one's eyes rove
(slang) stupid / moron
video program
theatrical piece (play or opera) / repertoire / list of plays or operas
HSK 7-9
to dazzle the eyes
detailed listing / specific item
with glaring eyes / glowering
to fool people (idiom) / to pull the wool over people's eyes
as far as the eye can see
true identity / true colors
television program
sporting event
Cuculiformes, order of birds including cuckoo
unobtrusive
to quarrel / to fall out with sb
man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
Compendium of Medical Herbs 1596, compiled by Li Shizhen 李時珍|李时珍
tearful eyes; to be moved to tears
beautiful and heartwarming
a scene of devastation meets the eye everywhere one looks (idiom)
eye-catching; conspicuous
(idiom) too appalling to look at
to fabricate excuses (idiom) / to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
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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
table of contents
Homoptera (insect suborder including cicadas, aphids, plant-hoppers, shield bugs etc)
(idiom) to have a face as terrifying as a temple's guardian deity
Carnivora, order of carnivores within Mammalia
gaudy / glaring / unpleasant to the eyes
lit. kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / fig. amiable looking; benign-faced
item
order of rodents (rats, squirrels etc)
to begin to take shape / to be about to materialize
repertory / repertoire / repertory item
Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies
to look over
Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates, such as pigs, cows, giraffes etc)
Orthoptera (insect order including grasshoppers, crickets and locusts)
to stare
Coleoptera (insect order including beetles)
glare / angry look / to open one's eyes wide / to stare angrily / to glare / to glower
to make a catalogue / catalogue / list
ringleader / gang leader / chieftain
order Passeriformes (perching birds)
imam (Islam) (loanword)
booklist / bibliography / title catalogue / CL:
chapter title (in a novel)
vivid in one's mind (idiom)
lit. not close one's eyes after dying (idiom) / fig. to die with an unresolved grievance
to close one's eyes / (fig.) to be contented at the time of one's death (Dying without closing one's eyes would signify having unresolved grievances.)
talent show / talent competition
primate order (including monkeys, hominids etc)
Ornithopoda (suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs)
Coraciiformes, class of birds including kingfishers and hornbills
to attract attention / noticeable
(literary) to look over / to view
to open one's eyes wide
to dazzle / to inspire awe
eyes
repertoire / program / song / piece of music
Hemiptera (suborder of order Homoptera, insects including cicadas and aphids)

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