rolling rapidly; spinning quickly
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
describing rapid rotation or turning (especially of eyes)
As a 状态词 (state word), it is typically followed by 地 when modifying verbs. Often used to describe eyes rolling around quickly to look at things.
Tā他
yǎn眼
jing睛
gū咕
lū噜
lū噜
de地
kàn看
kan看
zhè这
ge个
，
yòu又
kàn看
kan看
nà那
ge个
。
His eyes rolled around quickly as he looked at this one, then that one.
Xiǎo小
gū姑
niang娘
yǎn眼
zhū珠
gū咕
lū噜
lū噜
zhuàn转
，
yī一
kàn看
jiù就
shì是
zài在
dǎ打
shén什
me么
huài坏
zhǔ主
yi意
。
The little girl's eyes rolled around quickly—she was clearly plotting something mischievous.
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Shí石
tou头
gū咕
lū噜
lū噜
gǔn滚
xià下
le了
shān山
pō坡
。
The stone rolled rapidly down the hillside.