"Sight" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 mù guāng sight / vision / view / gaze / look
 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect)
 shì jué sight / vision / visual
 jǐng xiàng scene / sight (to behold)
 miáo zhǔn jù sighting device / sight (for a firearm etc)
 kàn jiàn to see / to catch sight of
 cōng ming intelligent / clever / bright / smart / acute (of sight and hearing)
线 shì xiàn line of sight
 zhuàng guān spectacular / magnificent sight
 chūn guāng scenes of springtime / the radiance of spring / (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic / an indication of a love affair
 zài jí near at hand / imminent / within sight
 lu:3 yóu jǐng diǎn tourist attraction / travel sight
 dì yī yǎn at first glance / at first sight
 yī jiàn zhōng qíng to fall in love at first sight (idiom)
 qí guān spectacle / impressive sight
 bù hǎo kàn unattractive / sore sight
 tái miàn tabletop / countertop / (fig.) public view / plain sight / (gambling) stake
 chù mù jīng xīn lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) / shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight
 cǎn bù rěn dǔ spectacle too horrible to endure (idiom) / tragic sight / appalling scenes of devastation
 qí jǐng wonderful scenery / amazing sight / (fig.) marvel
 jīn bì huī huáng gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom) / fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace)
 yī jiàn rú gù familiarity at first sight
 biāo chǐ surveyor's rod / staff / staff gauge / rear sight
 jiǎo zhì to correct (e.g. sight or hearing) / to rectify / to cure
 shú shì wú dǔ to pay no attention to a familiar sight / to ignore
 zhǔn xīng front sight (firearms) / the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard
 gù cǐ shī bǐ lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom) / fig. to be unable to manage two or more things at once / cannot pay attention to one thing without neglecting the other
 kě wàng ér bù kě jí in sight but unattainable (idiom) / inaccessible
 gōng bài chuí chéng to fail within sight of success (idiom) / last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
 guān néng function / capability / sense (i.e. the five senses of sight 視|视, hearing 聽|听, smell 嗅, taste 味 / and touch 觸|触) / faculty (i.e. specific ability)
 wàng fēng ér táo to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)
 wèi wéi dà guān to afford a magnificent sight (idiom) / enchanting
 biǎo chǐ rear sight (of a gun)
 pàn to catch sight of in a doorway (old)
 yī jiàn qīng xīn love at first sight
 rén qù lóu kōng the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom) / the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind / the place is deserted / the birds have flown
 kě wàng ér bù kě jí in sight but unattainable (idiom) / inaccessible / also written 可望而不可及[ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2]
 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
 jiàn qián yǎn kāi to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom) / thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
 chù mù shāng xīn distressing sight (idiom)
 kōng wú yī rén not a soul in sight (idiom)
 xuè yùn coma caused by loss of blood / fainting at the sight of blood / Taiwan pr. [xie3 yun1]
 cǎn jǐng wretched sight
 yǎo máng distant and out of sight
 shú wú shú shǒu not to notice a familiar sight / blind to sth
 kàn guàn to be used to the sight of
 lǎo mào dim sight of the aged / doddering / senile
 jiàn piào jí fù payable at sight / payable to bearer
 xiá tiào to stretch one's sight as far as possible
 yè shì miáo zhǔn jù night-viewing weapon sight / night-vision weapon sight
  optical sight / telescopic sight
  aperture sight / eyehole / peep sight / ring sight;
  aperture sight / eyehole / peep sight / ring sight;
 wàng yuǎn miào zhǔn jìng telescopic sight / scope (on a rifle)
 suí xǐ (Buddhism) to be moved at the sight of good deeds / to join in charitable deeds / to tour temples
 shèng lì zài wàng victory is in sight
 chóng guāng to recover one's sight / (fig.) to recover (lost territories)
 xuě cáng to keep sth in cold storage / (fig.) to suspend a performer or sports player (as punishment) / to keep sb or sth out of sight until the right moment (e.g. a key player on a sports team)
 kē táng (slang) to revel in the sight of one's favorite couple being affectionate / to lap it up when one sees a couple whom one ships kissing or cuddling
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