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  *眼* | 眼* | *眼
eye (CL:隻|只,雙|双) / (often used with ) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
HSK 2
with one's own eyes / personally
HSK 6
a glance / a quick look / a glimpse
HSK 7-9
in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance
HSK 7-9
(dialect) critical juncture / crucial moment / Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
wording
HSK 7-9
to poke in the eye / (gaming) to place a ward (i.e. vision-granting item) / to keep tabs on (an online discussion etc); to monitor (for updates)
to murder without blinking an eye (idiom) / ruthless / cold-blooded
to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)
elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix
snobbish / a snob
conspicuous / eye-catching / glamorous
HSK 7-9
visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes
unremarkable / nothing out of the ordinary
HSK 7-9
in a wink
in the blink of an eye
to dazzle / dazzling
HSK 7-9
an all-seeing mind / mental perception / insight / acumen
eye-catching
HSK 7-9
key word
navel; belly button
to survey / to view broadly
glare / dazzling
unpleasant to the eye / objectionable
red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards)
to appraise (an antique, a cultural relic, jewelry etc)
corn (callus on the foot)
to make an exhibition of oneself / to be a disgrace
to scowl fiercely / to glare
electronic eye; bionic eye / surveillance camera; (esp.) traffic enforcement camera
to throw amorous or flirtatious glances at sb (esp. of a woman)
ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye)
to blink / to wink / in the twinkling of an eye
HSK 7-9
to dazzle / to offend the eyes / dazzling / harsh (light) / crude (colors) / unsightly
to turn a blind eye
to become infuriated / to see red / envious / jealous / covetous / pink eye (conjunctivitis) / red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye
HSK 7-9
to have one's eyes on (a goal) / having sth in mind / to concentrate
HSK 7-9
to open one's eyes / to widen one's horizons
lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter / scrupulous attention to detail
to squint / to one's liking
tearful eyes
to take a closer look; to look at (sb or sth) a few more times
to embarrass oneself / to make a fool of oneself
to make an error of judgment / to be taken in
to drill or bore a hole / to attract attention / conspicuous
to wink
pinkeye
naked eye
to stare angrily or vacantly
large, round eyes (considered beautiful)
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)
facing directly (with one's eyes) / (to look sb) in the eyes
candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination / see 狀元|状元
mouth of a spring or fountain
beautiful, expressive eyes
bias / partiality / to be partial
to play dumb / to slack off (idiom)
to shoot a glance at
(to look) with a direct gaze / (fig.) respect; favor
cross-eye
to give sb a dirty look; to cast a supercilious glance / a disdainful look
cool eye / fig. detached / (treating) with indifference
suddenly / in an instant
eye-catching; striking; impressive / sighted eyes; functioning eyes
narrow-minded / petty
heart / intention / conscience / consideration / cleverness / tolerance
discerning eye
eye of a needle / pinprick / pinhole
(medicine) stye; hordeolum
to blink / in an instant / in the twinkle of an eye
artificial eye / glass eye
clairvoyance
mortise / slit
naked eye / layman's eyes
glaucoma
to take a furtive look at
to turn a blind eye
to open one's eyes wide / to stare / to glare (at sb) / to scowl
to look askance / cross or wall-eyed
to pick on sth incessantly (idiom) / to criticize right and left
trachoma
to have dark circles under one's eyes / to have eyes like a panda
fair-haired and blue-eyed / blonde / of Western appearance
outspoken / artless / tactless
brows and eyes / appearance / looks / countenance
to be dazzled / to not believe one's own eyes
to narrow one's eyes (as when smiling or squinting)
blue eyes
compound eye
the two eyes
(fig.) to get cross-eyed / to be bewildered
measure in traditional Chinese music / orderliness
to frown
to have eye trouble
to be anxious / to get angry with sb
for no reason (idiom)
docile; submissive
to catch one's eye (usu. used in the negative)

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