- 眼睛 yǎnjing eyethe organ used for seeing in humans and animals
- 目不转睛 mùbùzhuǎnjīng to stare fixedlyto gaze steadily without blinking; used as an idiom to describe looking at something with intense concentration or fascination
- 画龙点睛 huàlóngdiǎnjīng finishing touchto paint a dragon and dot in the eyes; (fig.) to add the vital finishing touch to a work of art or to clinch a point in speech or writing with a few key words, making the whole more vivid and effective
- 眨眼睛 zhǎyǎnjing to winkto wink; to twinkle; to blink
- 点睛 diǎnjīng to add the finishing touch(bound form) to paint in the pupils of eyes; to add a crucial stroke or the most important final touch to a work of writing or art that brings it to life
- 火眼金睛 huǒyǎnjīnjīng piercing eyesInitially used to describe the magical eyes of [[孙悟空|孫悟空|sun1 wu4 kong1]] in the novel "Journey to the West" which could see through demons; now refers to sharp eyes or penetrating insight that can distinguish truth from falsehood.
- 定睛 dìngjīng to fix one's eyes uponto stare at something steadily; to look carefully without moving one's eyes
- 点睛之笔 diǎnjīngzhībǐ the finishing touchthe brush stroke that dots in the eyes; adding the vital finishing touch or the crucial point that brings a subject to life
- 擦亮眼睛 cāliàngyǎnjing to keep one's eyes opento keep one's eyes open; to be on one's guard; to sharpen one's vigilance
- 睁着眼睛说瞎话 zhēngzheyǎnjingshuōxiāhuà to lie through one's teeth(idiom) To tell a bare-faced lie; to look someone straight in the eye and talk nonsense or drivel.
- 闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 bìsèyǎnjīngzhuōmáquè to act blindlyliterally translated as "to catch sparrows while blindfolded"; used as a metaphor for acting blindly or making decisions without investigating the facts
- 不长眼睛 bùzhǎngyǎnjing to not look where one is going(colloquial) To be careless or fail to notice what is right in front of one; often used as a scolding rhetorical question like "Are you blind?"
- 吸睛 xījīng eye-catchingAttracts the attention or gaze of others
- 没长眼睛 méizhǎngyǎnjing blind; unobservant(colloquial) to be blind or unobservant (often used as a rhetorical question or insult: "Are you blind?", "Look where you are going!")
- 猫睛石 māojīngshí cat's eye stonea variety of gemstone, typically chrysoberyl, that exhibits chatoyancy resembling a cat's eye
- 眳睛 míngjīng unhappy(literary) appearing dissatisfied or displeased
- 眼不转睛 yǎnbùzhuǎnjīng with fixed attentiongazing fixedly or with total concentration; staring without taking one's eyes off something
- 眼睛吃冰淇淋 yǎnjingchībīngqílín to check out attractive people(Taiwan slang) to enjoy looking at attractive people; to treat one's eyes to some 'eye candy'
- 眼睛疲劳 yǎnjingpíláo eyestraintiredness or discomfort in the eyes after intense use, such as reading or using a computer
- 睛明 jīngmíng jingming pointacupuncture point BL-1 located in the inner corner of the eye
- 睛珠 jīngzhū eyeballthe eyeball or the pupil of the eye
- 睛球 jīngqiú eyeballeyeball; pupil; the lens inside the eye
- 睛球座 jīngqiúzuò posterior chamberThe spherical part of the eye that sits behind the iris and contains the aqueous humor.
- 赤睛鱼 chìjīngyú ruddrudd; a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae
- 辣眼睛 làyǎnjing unpleasant to look at(slang) describes something that is hard on the eyes, ugly, or shocking to behold; literally "stinging the eyes"
- 闭着眼睛捉麻雀 bìzheyǎnjīngzhuōmáquè to act blindly(proverb) to act blindly without understanding the situation or to deceive oneself; literally to try and catch a sparrow with one's eyes closed
- 鼓眼睛 gǔyǎnjīng protruding eyeseyes that stick out or bulge
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH