diū
yǎn

common
verb

Meaning of 丢眼色

丢眼色 means to signal or hint with a look; to give a meaningful glance. Pronounced diū yǎn sè.

  • to signal or hint with a look; to give a meaningful glance

Definitions & Examples

ma
chòng
diū
le
yǎn
 
shì
bié
zài
shuō
le
 

Mom gave me a meaningful look, signaling me to stop talking.

men
liǎ
xiāng
diū
yǎn
 
shāng
liáng
zhe
zěn
me
tuō
shēn
 

The two of them exchanged glances, discussing how to get away.

Kàn
dào
lǎo
bǎn
lái
le
 
tóng
shì
gǎn
jǐn
diū
yǎn
ràng
ān
jìng
 

Seeing the boss come in, my colleague quickly signaled with his eyes for me to be quiet.