虎视眈眈 hǔshìdāndān to eye covetously Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 虎 hǔ noun tiger tiger; commonly referred to as 老虎 lǎohǔ视 視 shì verb to look at (literary or bound form) to look at; to watch; to see; used as a root in words related to sight or vision眈 dān reduplication to gaze (bound form) to look at intently or glare; specifically used in the phrase 虎视眈眈 hǔshìdāndān