jīng
睛
eyeball; eye
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
eyeball; pupil of the eye
Refers specifically to the eyeball or the pupil. In modern Chinese, it is most commonly found in idioms such as 目不转睛 (stare fixedly) and 画龙点睛 (add the finishing touch).
Hái孩
zi子
men们
mù目
bù不
zhuǎn转
jīng睛
de地
kàn看
zhe着
mó魔
shù术
shī师
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
。
The children watched the magician's performance without blinking.
Tā他
dìng定
jīng睛
yī一
kàn看
，
fā发
xiàn现
qián前
miàn面
zhàn站
zhe着
yī一
zhī只
xiǎo小
gǒu狗
。
He looked intently and found a little puppy standing in front.
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Zhè这
jù句
huà话
shì是
zhěng整
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
huà画
lóng龙
diǎn点
jīng睛
zhī之
bǐ笔
。
This sentence is the finishing touch of the whole article.
Sūn孙
Wù悟
kōng空
yǒu有
yī一
shuāng双
huǒ火
yǎn眼
jīn金
jīng睛
，
néng能
kàn看
chuān穿
yāo妖
guài怪
de的
wěi伪
zhuāng装
。
Sun Wukong has eyes of gold and fire that can see through monsters' disguises.
Yī医
shēng生
jiǎn检
chá查
le了
bìng病
rén人
de的
tóng瞳
kǒng孔
hēi和
jīng黑
睛
。
The doctor examined the patient's pupils and the black part of the eyes.