eyelid
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
eyelid; the fold of skin that covers and protects the eye
Commonly used in everyday speech. Often takes the erhua suffix as 眼皮儿 (yǎnpír).
Wǒ我
de的
zuǒ左
yǎn眼
pí皮
yī一
zhí直
zài在
tiào跳
。
My left eyelid keeps twitching.
Tā她
zuò做
le了
shuāng双
yǎn眼
pí皮
shǒu手
shù术
。
She had double eyelid surgery.
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Kùn困
de得
yǎn眼
pí皮
dǎ打
jià架
，
zěn怎
me么
yě也
zhēng睁
bu不
kāi开
。
I was so sleepy my eyelids were fighting each other; I couldn't keep them open no matter what.
Dōng东
xi西
jiù就
fàng放
zài在
tā他
yǎn眼
pí皮
dǐ底
xia下
，
tā他
jū居
rán然
méi没
kàn看
jiàn见
。
The thing was right under his nose, yet he somehow didn't see it.