Meaning of 眼睁睁
眼睁睁 means with eyes wide open; staring blankly; helpless (to act); unblinkingly. Pronounced yǎn zhēng zhēng.
- with eyes wide open; staring blankly; helpless (to act); unblinkingly
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
yǎn眼
zhēng睁
zhēng睁
de地
kàn看
zhe着
huán环
jìng境
bèi被
pò破
huài坏
。
We cannot just stand by and watch helplessly as the environment is destroyed.
Tā他
yǎn眼
zhēng睁
zhēng睁
de地
kàn看
zhe着
huǒ火
chē车
kāi开
zǒu走
le了
。
He watched helplessly as the train pulled away.
Hái孩
zi子
yǎn眼
zhēng睁
zhēng睁
de地
qiáo瞧
zhe着
chú橱
chuāng窗
lǐ里
de的
wán玩
jù具
，
shě舍
bu不
de得
lí离
kāi开
。
The child stared unblinkingly at the toys in the shop window, unwilling to leave.
Tā他
jiù就
zhè这
yàng样
yǎn眼
zhēng睁
zhēng睁
de地
fā发
dāi呆
，
zuò坐
le了
yī一
xià下
wǔ午
。
He just sat there staring blankly into space for the whole afternoon.