dèng

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

瞪 means to widen one's eyes; to glare; stare angrily. Pronounced dèng. HSK 7-9.

  • to widen one's eyes
  • to glare; stare angrily

Character Info

Radical
Strokes15
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

tīng
dào
zhè
jīng
rén
de
xiāo
xi
 
yǎn
jīng
dōu
dèng
yuán
le
 

When he heard this shocking news, he widened his eyes so much that they looked round.

Xiǎo
hái
zi
bèi
xià
le
tiào
 
dèng
zhe
yǎn
jing
kàn
zhe
shēng
rén
 

The child was startled and stared wide-eyed at the stranger.

shǐ使
jìn
dèng
le
xià
yǎn
jing
 
zhōng
kàn
qīng
le
yuǎn
chù
de
biāo
zhì
 

She squeezed her eyes wide and finally made out the distant sign.

Kàn
dào
shì
juàn
shàng
de
mǎn
fēn
 
dòng
dèng
le
yǎn
jing
 

Seeing the full score on his test paper, he widened his eyes in excitement.

yǎn
yuán
dèng
zhe
yǎn
jing
wán
chéng
le
gāo
nán
dòng
zuò
 
tái
xià
guān
zhòng
dōu
kàn
dāi
le
 

The acrobat stared wide-eyed while completing the difficult stunt, leaving the audience below stunned.