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Character · VerbTraditional眯

narrow one's eyes; take a nap

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to narrow one's eyes (as when smiling, in bright light, or to look closely)

Describes a relaxed or focused expression, often associated with smiling, bright light, or scrutinizing something.

Yáng阳
guāng光
tài太
qiáng强
le了
 ，
tā他
mī眯
qǐ起
le了
yǎn眼
jing睛
 。

The sunlight was too strong, so he narrowed his eyes.

Tā他
mī眯
zhe着
yǎn眼
jing睛
 ，
lòu露
chū出
le了
yī一
gè个
shén神
mì秘
de的
wēi微
xiào笑
 。

He narrowed his eyes and gave a mysterious smile.

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Xiǎo小
māo猫
mī眯
zhe着
yǎn眼
zài在
shā沙
fā发
shàng上
dǎ打
dǔn盹
 。

The kitten was dozing on the sofa with its eyes half-closed.

2.

verb

to take a short nap; to doze off

informal

Common in informal speech, often implying a light, brief sleep.

Wǔ午
fàn饭
hòu后
 ，
wǒ我
mī眯
le了
yī一
huì会
er儿
 。

After lunch, I took a short nap.

Tài太
kùn困
le了
 ，
ràng让
wǒ我
zài在
chē车
shàng上
mī眯
yī一
xià下
 。

I'm too tired; let me catch a quick nap in the car.