staring; gazing fixedly
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
staring; watching intently with eyes wide open
literaryAlmost exclusively used in the set phrase 众目睽睽. Rarely used as a standalone word in modern spoken Chinese.
Zhòng众
mù目
kuí睽
kuí睽
zhī之
xià下
，
tā他
bù不
gǎn敢
qīng轻
jǔ举
wàng妄
dòng动
。
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he dared not act rashly.
Zài在
kuí睽
kuí睽
mù目
guāng光
de的
zhù注
shì视
xià下
，
tā她
gǎn感
dào到
hún浑
shēn身
bù不
zì自
zài在
。
Under the fixed stare of so many eyes, she felt extremely uncomfortable.
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Xiǎo小
tōu偷
zài在
zhòng众
mù目
kuí睽
kuí睽
zhōng中
bèi被
jǐng警
chá察
dāng当
chǎng场
zhuā抓
huò获
。
The thief was caught on the spot by the police in full view of everyone.