jīng

眼睛

Word · NounTraditional睛

eyeball

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

eyeball; pupil of the eye

Mostly used as part of the compound word '眼睛' or in fixed expressions. It rarely stands alone.

Tā他
mù目
bù不
zhuǎn转
jīng睛
de地
kàn看
zhe着
nà那
fú幅
huà画
 。

He was staring at that painting without blinking.

Huà画
lóng龙
diǎn点
jīng睛
 。

To add the finishing touch; literally 'to dot the eyes of a painted dragon'.

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Huǒ火
yǎn眼
jīn金
jīng睛
 。

Fiery eyes and golden pupils (describing keen discernment).