shǐ
yǎn

common

Meaning of 使眼色

使眼色 means to wink; to signal with one's eyes; to give a meaningful glance. Pronounced shǐ yǎn sè.

  • to wink; to signal with one's eyes; to give a meaningful glance

Definitions & Examples

tíng
de
xiàng
shǐ使
yǎn
 
ràng
bié
shuō
huà
 

He kept winking at me, telling me not to speak.

ma
shǐ使
le
yǎn
 
ba
míng
bai
le
de
si
 

Mom gave a meaningful look, and Dad immediately understood what she meant.

Lǎo
shī
zài
jiǎng
tái
shàng
shǐ使
yǎn
xǐng
zuò
duān
zhèng
 

The teacher signaled with her eyes from the podium, reminding him to sit up straight.

men
liǎng
rén
zài
huì
shàng
xiāng
shǐ使
yǎn
 
zài
chuán
shén
me
xìn
 

The two of them kept exchanging glances during the meeting, seemingly passing some secret message.