kāiyǎn

开眼

Word · VerbTraditional開眼

broaden one's horizons; see something new

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to broaden one's horizons; to see something eye-opening; to get an eyeful

informal

通常用于表达看到了令人惊叹、新奇或之前未曾见过的事物而感到受益匪浅。其重叠式“开开眼”更口语化。

Zhè这
cì次
qù去
gù故
gōng宫
cān参
guān观
 ,
zhēn真
shì是
ràng让
wǒ我
dà大
kāi开
yǎn眼
jiè界
 。

Visiting the Forbidden City this time really broadened my horizons.

Zhè这
yàng样
hǎo好
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
 ,
méi没
lái来
guàng逛
guò过
de的
 ,
lái来
yī一
tàng趟
yě也
kāi开
yǎn眼
 。

Such beautiful scenery, if you haven't been here before, coming here once will also be an eye-opener.

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Kuài快
bǎ把
nà那
jǐ几
fú幅
míng名
huà画
ná拿
chū出
lái来
 ,
ràng让
dà大
jiā家
kāi开
kai开
yǎn眼
 。

Quick, bring out those famous paintings so everyone can have a look and broaden their horizons.

Tā他
shōu收
cáng藏
de的
nà那
xiē些
gǔ古
dǒng董
 ,
wǒ我
men们
jīn今
tiān天
zǒng总
suàn算
kāi开
le了
yǎn眼
le了
 。

We finally got an eyeful of those antiques he collected today.