眼 睛 yǎn jing eye / CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1] 目 eye / (literary) to look / to regard / eye (of a net) / mesh / mesh size / grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item / section / list / catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name / title 眼 eye / small hole / crux (of a matter) / CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1] / classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc) 睛 eye / eyeball 眸 pupil (of the eye) / eye 美 观 měi guān pleasing to the eye / beautiful / artistic 眼 角 yǎn jiǎo outer or inner corner of the eye / canthus 转 眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance 漫 天 màn tiān lit. to fill the whole sky / everywhere / as far as the eye can see 关 照 guān zhào to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind 眼 眶 yǎn kuàng eye socket / rim of the eye 刹 那 chà nà an instant (Sanskrit: ksana) / split second / the twinkling of an eye 眨 眼 zhǎ yǎn to blink / to wink / in the twinkling of an eye 眼 底 yǎn dǐ 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 眸 子 móu zi pupil of the eye 养 眼 yǎng yǎn visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes 一 瞬 yī shùn one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye 视 而 不 见 shì ér bù jiàn to turn a blind eye to / to ignore 眼 影 yǎn yǐng eye shadow (cosmetics) 中 看 zhōng kàn pleasant to the eye / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4] 触 目 惊 心 chù mù jīng xīn lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) / shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight 肉 眼 ròu yǎn naked eye / layman's eyes 黑 眼 圈 hēi yǎn quān dark circles (under one's eyes) / black eye 赏 心 悦 目 shǎng xīn yuè mù warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom) / pleasing / delightful 转 瞬 zhuǎn shùn in the twinkling of an eye / in a flash / to turn one's eyes 名 堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye 眼 珠 子 yǎn zhū zi eyeball / fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person) 眼 霜 yǎn shuāng eye cream 眼 圈 yǎn quān rim of the eye / eye socket 冷 眼 lěng yǎn cool eye / fig. detached / (treating) with indifference 眼 线 yǎn xiàn informer / snitch / spy / scout / (cosmetics) eye line 琳 琅 满 目 lín láng mǎn mù glittering jewels to delight the eye (idiom) / fig. a dazzling lineup 虎 视 眈 眈 hǔ shì dān dān to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom) / to eye covetously 一 望 无 际 yī wàng wú jì as far as the eye can see (idiom) 龙 眼 lóng yǎn longan fruit / dragon eye fruit / Dimocarpus longan (botany) / CL:粒[li4] 顺 眼 shùn yǎn pleasing to the eye / nice to look at 弹 指 tán zhǐ a snap of the fingers / a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye 刹 时 chà shí in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye 目 不 暇 接 mù bù xiá jiē lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom) / a feast for the eyes 法 眼 fǎ yǎn discerning eye 眼 罩 yǎn zhào eye-patch / blindfold / eye mask / goggles / eyeshade / blinkers (for a horse etc) 明 眼 人 míng yǎn rén perspicacious person / sb with a discerning eye / sighted person (as opposed to blind) 值 守 zhí shǒu (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things / to keep watch 着 眼 点 zhuó yǎn diǎn place of interest / a place one has one's eye on 眼 疾 yǎn jí eye disease 漫 山 遍 野 màn shān biàn yě lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom) / fig. as far as the eye can see / covering everything / omnipresent 转 脸 zhuǎn liǎn to turn one's head / in no time / in the twinkling of an eye 眼 药 水 yǎn yào shuǐ eye drops / eye lotion 眼 病 yǎn bìng eye disease 电 子 眼 diàn zǐ yǎn electronic eye 眼 窝 yǎn wō eye socket 睥 睨 bì nì to look disdainfully out of the corner of one's eye 杀 人 不 眨 眼 shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn to murder without blinking an eye (idiom) / ruthless / cold-blooded 目 空 一 切 mù kōng yī qiè the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom) / arrogant / condescending / supercilious 针 眼 zhēn yǎn eye of a needle / pinprick / pinhole 单 眼 dān yǎn ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye) 导 盲 犬 dǎo máng quǎn guide dog (for the blind) / Seeing Eye dog 瞳 仁 tóng rén pupil of the eye 眼 白 yǎn bái white of the eye 阑 干 lán gān (literary) crisscross / uneven / disorderly / rim of the eye / variant of 欄杆|栏杆[lan2 gan1] 眼 药 yǎn yào eye drops / eye ointment 一 望 无 垠 yī wàng wú yín to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom) 靶 心 bǎ xīn center of target / bull's eye 目 不 识 丁 mù bù shí dīng lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom) / totally illiterate 黑 眼 珠 hēi yǎn zhū pupil of the eye 干 眼 症 gān yǎn zhèng dry eye / xerophthalmia (drying of the tear glands, often due to lack of vitamin A) 弹 指 之 间 tán zhǐ zhī jiān a snap of the fingers (idiom) / in an instant / in a short moment / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye 纵 目 zòng mù as far as the eye can see 内 眼 角 nèi yǎn jiǎo inner corner of the eye 复 眼 fù yǎn compound eye 视 力 表 shì lì biǎo eye chart (used by optician) 省 察 xǐng chá to examine / to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection) 旋 踵 xuán zhǒng to turn on one's heel / in the twinkle of an eye / instantly 宝 贝 疙 瘩 bǎo bèi gē da (of a child) apple of one's eye 眶 eye socket 瞳 pupil of the eye 鹄 center or bull's eye of an archery target (old) / goal / target 銎 qiōng eye of an axe 眇 blind in one eye / blind / tiny / humble / to stare 睚 corner of the eye / to stare 鹣 mythical bird with one eye and one wing / see also 鰈鶼|鲽鹣[die2 jian1] 眚 cataract of the eye / error 瞕 cataract in the eye 冷 眼 旁 观 lěng yǎn páng guān the cool eye of a bystander / a detached point of view 视 若 无 睹 shì ruò wú dǔ to turn a blind eye to 为 富 不 仁 wéi fù bù rén the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24). 一 弹 指 顷 yī tán zhǐ qǐng a snap of the fingers (idiom) / in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye 以 眼 还 眼 yǐ yǎn huán yǎn an eye for an eye (idiom) / fig. to use the enemy's methods against him / to give sb a taste of his own medicine 怵 目 惊 心 chù mù jīng xīn lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) / shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight / also written 觸目驚心|触目惊心 情 人 眼 里 出 西 施 qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū Xī shī lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xi1 shi1] (idiom) / fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder 极 目 远 望 jí mù yuǎn wàng as far as the eye can see 漫 天 遍 地 màn tiān biàn dì lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land / everywhere / as far as the eye can see 漫 天 遍 野 màn tiān biàn yě lit. to fill the whole sky and cover the land / everywhere / as far as the eye can see 为 仁 不 富 wéi rén bù fù the rich man cannot be benevolent (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24). 目 不 忍 见 mù bù rěn jiàn lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom) / a scene too pitiful to behold 目 不 忍 视 mù bù rěn shì lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom) / a scene too pitiful to behold 目 不 见 睫 mù bù jiàn jié lit. the eye cannot see the eyelashes (idiom) / fig. unable to see one's own faults / to lack self-awareness / truths too close to home 目 怔 口 呆 mù zhēng kǒu dāi lit. eye startled, mouth struck dumb (idiom) / stunned / stupefied 目 挑 心 招 mù tiǎo xīn zhāo the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom) / flirtatious / making eyes at sb 眼 不 见 为 净 yǎn bù jiàn wéi jìng what remains unseen is deemed to be clean / what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)
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