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眼熟

Word · Adjective

look familiar

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

looking familiar; seeming to have been seen before

Describes the feeling of recognizing someone's face or something but not being able to recall where or when you saw it. Often used with 看着 (look) or 有点 (a bit).

Zhè这
rén人
kàn看
zhe着
yǒu有
diǎn点
yǎn眼
shú熟
 。

This person looks somewhat familiar.

Zhè这
gè个
dì地
fāng方
wǒ我
gǎn感
dào到
hěn很
yǎn眼
shú熟
 。

This place feels very familiar to me.

Show 2 more examples
Nǐ你
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
yǎn眼
shú熟
 ,
wǒ我
men们
zài在
nǎ哪
lǐ里
jiàn见
guo过
ma吗
 ?

You look very familiar; have we met somewhere before?

Zhè这
zhāng张
liǎn脸
yǒu有
diǎn点
yǎn眼
shú熟
 ,
dàn但
wǒ我
xiǎng想
bù不
qǐ起
shì是
shuí谁
le了
 。

This face looks a bit familiar, but I can't remember who it is.