sleepy eyes; drowsy eyes
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
sleepy eyes; drowsy eyes; bleary eyes
Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 睡眼惺忪 (shuìyǎn xīngsōng) to describe the heavy-lidded, unfocused appearance of eyes upon waking. Also used in 睡眼朦胧.
Tā他
shuì睡
yǎn眼
xīng惺
sōng忪
de地
cóng从
chuáng床
shàng上
pá爬
qǐ起
lái来
。
He climbed out of bed with bleary, sleep-filled eyes.
Zǎo早
chén晨
xǐng醒
lái来
，
tā她
zǒng总
shì是
shuì睡
yǎn眼
méng朦
lóng胧
de的
。
When she wakes up in the morning, she is always drowsy-eyed.
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Hái孩
zi子
men们
shuì睡
yǎn眼
xīng惺
sōng忪
de地
zǒu走
jìn进
jiào教
shì室
。
The children walked into the classroom with sleepy eyes.