near-sighted; myopia; short-sighted
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun/adjective
nearsightedness; myopia; short-sighted
neutralA medical condition where the light focuses in front of the retina, making distant objects blurry.
Tā他
jìn近
shì视
dé得
hěn很
lì厉
hai害
，
bù不
dài戴
yǎn眼
jìng镜
jī几
hū乎
kàn看
bù不
jiàn见
lù路
pái牌
。
He is very near-sighted and can barely see road signs without glasses.
Wèi为
le了
bǎo保
hù护
shì视
lì力
，
wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
yù预
fáng防
jìn近
shì视
。
To protect our eyesight, we should prevent myopia.
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Tā他
shì是
gāo高
dù度
jìn近
shì视
，
xū需
yào要
pèi佩
dài戴
tè特
shū殊
de的
yǐn隐
xíng形
yǎn眼
jìng镜
。
He has high myopia and needs to wear special contact lenses.
adjective
short-sighted; lacking foresight
neutralUsed metaphorically to criticize a person or policy for focusing on immediate gains without considering long-term consequences.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhǐ只
gù顾
yǎn眼
qián前
lì利
yì益
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
shì是
fēi非
cháng常
jìn近
shì视
de的
。
This practice of only caring about immediate benefits is very short-sighted.
Yī一
gè个
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
lǐng领
dǎo导
zhě者
jué绝
bù不
néng能
yǒu有
jìn近
shì视
de的
yǎn眼
guāng光
。
An excellent leader absolutely cannot have a short-sighted perspective.
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Tā他
de的
jué决
dìng定
xiǎn显
dé得
yǒu有
xiē些
jìn近
shì视
，
méi没
yǒu有
kǎo考
lǜ虑
dào到
shí十
nián年
hòu后
de的
yǐng影
xiǎng响
。
His decision seems somewhat short-sighted, as it did not consider the impact ten years later.