shīmíng

失明

HSK 7-9Word · Verb

lose one's sight; go blind

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to lose one's sight; to become blind

formal

A formal and medical term for blindness; can refer to partial or total vision loss.

Nà那
chǎng场
shì事
gù故
dǎo导
zhì致
tā他
shuāng双
yǎn眼
shī失
míng明
le了
 。

That accident caused him to become blind in both eyes.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
yǎn眼
jí疾
kě可
néng能
dǎo导
zhì致
yǒng永
jiǔ久
xìng性
shī失
míng明
 。

This eye disease could lead to permanent blindness.

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Tā她
wèi为
shī失
míng明
de的
ér儿
tóng童
lǎng朗
dú读
yǒu有
shēng声
dú读
wù物
 。

She reads audiobooks for blind children.