go blind; be blind
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to go blind; to lose one's sight
Literally refers to losing one's eyesight due to illness, injury, or age. Often used in the perfective aspect with 了 (xiā le yǎn). Figuratively extended to express regret for failing to recognize someone's true nature or see the truth of a situation.
Tā他
yīn因
wèi为
nà那
chǎng场
jí疾
bìng病
xiā瞎
le了
yǎn眼
。
He went blind because of that illness.
Lǎo老
rén人
nián年
jì纪
dà大
le了
，
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
xiā瞎
le了
yǎn眼
。
The old man gradually went blind as he aged.
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Shì是
wǒ我
dāng当
chū初
xiā瞎
le了
yǎn眼
，
méi没
yǒu有
kàn看
chū出
tā他
shì是
gè个
piàn骗
zi子
。
I was blind back then not to see that he was a swindler.
Wǒ我
men们
dōu都
xiā瞎
le了
yǎn眼
，
jū居
rán然
xiāng相
xìn信
le了
tā他
de的
huǎng谎
yán言
。
We were all blind to have believed his lies.