"Eyes" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 yǎn móu eyes
 yǎn lián eyes (in literature) / eyesight
 yǎn qián before one's eyes / now / at present
 yǎn shén expression or emotion showing in one's eyes / meaningful glance / wink / eyesight (dialect)
 yǎn zhōng in one's eyes
 shuāng yǎn the two eyes
 xīn mù zhōng in one's eyes / in one's estimation
 fú xiàn to appear before one's eyes / to come into view / to float into appearance / to come back (of images from the past) / to emerge / it emerges / it occurs (to me that..)
 níng shì to gaze at / to fix one's eyes on
 qīn yǎn with one's own eyes / personally
 mù dǔ to witness / to see at first hand / to see with one's own eyes
 yǎn jiàn to see with one's own eyes / very soon
 zhuó yǎn to have one's eyes on (a goal) / having sth in mind / to concentrate
 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
 wǔ guān five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳) / facial features
 kāi yǎn to open one's eyes / to widen one's horizons
 yǎn sè signal made with one's eyes / meaningful glance
 wǔ dòng to move as in a dance / to wave (some implement) / to flourish / (of eyes, hands etc) to dance / to flutter
 xún shì to patrol / to make a tour / to inspect / to scan with one's eyes
 jué xǐng to awaken / to come to realize / awakened to the truth / the truth dawns upon one / scales fall from the eyes / to become aware
 yǎng yǎn visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes
 yǎn zhū one's eyes / eyeball
 cì yǎn to dazzle / to offend the eyes / dazzling / harsh (light) / crude (colors) / unsightly
 shuāng móu one's pair of eyes
 bái yǎn to give a supercilious look / roll of the eyes
 duó mù to dazzle the eyes
 mù sòng to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc)
 zhēng yǎn to open one's eyes
 mù jī to see with one's own eyes / to witness
 mǎn yǎn (of tears etc) filling the eyes / (of scenery etc) filling one's field of view
 lèi yǎn tearful eyes
 ròu yǎn naked eye / layman's eyes
 mù bù zhuǎn jīng unable to take one's eyes off (idiom) / to gaze steadily / to stare
 sǎo shì to run one's eyes over / to sweep one's eyes over
 zhuǎn shùn in the twinkling of an eye / in a flash / to turn one's eyes
 shì mù yǐ dài lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom) / to wait and see
 yǒu mù gòng dǔ anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) / obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see
 ěr mù eyes and ears / sb's attention or notice / information / knowledge / spies
 dèng yǎn to open one's eyes wide / to stare / to glare (at sb) / to scowl
 mèi yǎn charming eyes / coquettish glances
 fān bái yǎn to roll one's eyes
 rè lèi yíng kuàng eyes brimming with tears of excitement (idiom) / extremely moved
 mǎn mù fills the eyes (of a beautiful view, scene of desolation etc)
 jǔ mù to look / to raise one's eyes
 nù mù with glaring eyes / glowering
 lèi huā tears in the eyes
 zhèng yǎn facing directly (with one's eyes) / (to look sb) in the eyes
 yǎn dài puffiness under the eyes / bags under the eyes
 méi yǎn brows and eyes / appearance / looks / countenance
 méi kāi yǎn xiào brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom) / beaming with joy / all smiles
 hé lǒng to close (flower, eyes, suitcase etc) / to bring together / (insect or bird when not flying) to fold (its wings)
 yǎn jiān to have good eyes
 mù bù xiá jiē lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom) / a feast for the eyes
 cì mù gaudy / glaring / unpleasant to the eyes
 míng mù 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.)
 bì yǎn blue eyes
 jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén eyes bright and full of expression
 yǎn pí dǐ xia in front of one's eyes
 hé yǎn to close one's eyes / to get to sleep
 qiū bō autumn ripples / (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman / amorous glance
 ài miàn zi to like to look good in the eyes of others / sensitive about how one is regarded by others / proud
 huà lóng diǎn jīng 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
 diàn yǎn beautiful, expressive eyes
 xìng yǎn large, round eyes (considered beautiful)
 dà bǎo yǎn fú to feast one's eyes
 qī qiào the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
 jǐ méi nòng yǎn to make eyes / to wink
 bǎo lǎn to look intensively / to feast one's eyes on
 yǎn rén ěr mù to fool people (idiom) / to pull the wool over people's eyes
 yàn guāng optometry / to examine the eyes
 yǎn fú a treat for the eyes / the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful
 méi lái yǎn qù lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom) / to make eyes / to exchange flirting glances with sb
 yú mù hùn zhū to pass off fish eyes for pearls / to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
 bǎo yǎn fú to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
 xióng māo yǎn to have dark circles under one's eyes / to have eyes like a panda
 yī bǎo yǎn fú to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
 zhāng mù to open one's eyes wide
 yǎn shǐ gum in the eyes
 dān fèng yǎn red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards)
 ěr cōng mù míng sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom) / keen and alert / perceptive
 kān huā yǎn to be dazzled / to not believe one's own eyes
 shǒu dā liáng péng to shade one's eyes with one's hand
 mī to narrow one's eyes / to squint / (dialect) to take a nap
 wǔ to enclose / to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears) / to cover up (an affair) / contrary / to contradict
 zhē (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite / (of an irritant) to make (one's eyes or skin) sting
 chī discharge (rheum) from the mucous membranes of the eyes
 pān show the whites of eyes
 yǎo sunken eyes / deep and hollow / remote and obscure / variant of 杳[yao3]
 tóu yūn yǎn huā to faint with blurred vision (idiom) / dizzy and eyes dimmed
 huǒ yǎn jīn jīng piercing eyes / discerning eyes
 méi mù chuán qíng to make sheep eyes at / to cast amorous glances at
 yī yè zhàng mù lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees
 cí méi shàn mù kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / amiable looking / benign-faced
 hàn protuberant eyes
 nóng méi dà yǎn thick eyebrows and big eyes
 dié prominent eyes
 hé yǎn mō xiàng to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom) / to proceed blindly
西 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
 cí méi shàn yǎn kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom) / amiable looking / benign-faced
 yǒu mù gòng jiàn anyone with eyes can see it (idiom) / obvious to all / sth speaks for itself / is there for all to see
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