yan3
eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)

strokes 11
radical
strokes after radical 6
碍眼 礙眼 ai4 yan3
to be an irksome presence (i.e. sth or sb one wishes were not there)

安全眼罩 安全眼罩 an1 quan2 yan3 zhao4
safety goggles

暗绿绣眼鸟 暗綠繡眼鳥 an4 lv4 xiu4 yan3 niao3
(bird species of China) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)

八宝眼药 八寶眼藥 ba1 bao3 yan3 yao4
eight-jewel eye ointment (TCM)

白眉赤眼 白眉赤眼 bai2 mei2 chi4 yan3
for no reason (idiom)

白眼 白眼 bai2 yan3
to give a supercilious look; roll of the eyes

白眼河燕 白眼河燕 bai2 yan3 he2 yan4
(bird species of China) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)

白眼鵟鹰 白眼鵟鷹 bai2 yan3 kuang2 ying1
(bird species of China) white-eyed buzzard (Butastur teesa)

白眼狼 白眼狼 bai2 yan3 lang2
thankless wretch; an ingrate

白眼珠 白眼珠 bai2 yan3 zhu1
white of the eye

白眼珠儿 白眼珠兒 bai2 yan3 zhu1 er5
erhua variant of 白眼珠

百眼巨人 百眼巨人 bai3 yan3 ju4 ren2
hundred-eyed monster

板眼 板眼 ban3 yan3
measure in traditional Chinese music; orderliness

榜眼 榜眼 bang3 yan3
candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination; see 狀元|状元

饱眼福 飽眼福 bao3 yan3 fu2
to feast one's eyes on (idiom)

鼻青眼肿 鼻青眼腫 bi2 qing1 yan3 zhong3
a black eye (idiom); serious injury to the face; fig. a setback; a defeat

闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 bi4 se4 yan3 jing1 zhuo1 ma2 que4
lit. to catch sparrows blindfolded (idiom); fig. to act blindly

碧眼 碧眼 bi4 yan3
blue eyes

别具只眼 別具隻眼 bie2 ju4 zhi1 yan3
see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼

不起眼 不起眼 bu4 qi3 yan3
unremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary

不起眼儿 不起眼兒 bu4 qi3 yan3 er5
erhua variant of 不起眼

不长眼睛 不長眼睛 bu4 zhang3 yan3 jing5
see 沒長眼睛|没长眼睛

擦亮眼睛 擦亮眼睛 ca1 liang4 yan3 jing1
to keep one's eyes open (idiom); to be on one's guard; to be clear-eyed

重眼皮 重眼皮 chong2 yan3 pi2
double eyelid; epicanthal fold of upper eyelid (characteristic of Asian people)

重眼皮儿 重眼皮兒 chong2 yan3 pi2 er5
double eyelid; epicanthal fold of upper eyelid (characteristic of Asian people)

仇人相见,分外眼红 仇人相見,分外眼紅 chou2 ren2 xiang1 jian4 - fen4 wai4 yan3 hong2
when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)

吹胡子瞪眼 吹鬍子瞪眼 chui1 hu2 zi5 deng4 yan3
to get angry; to fume

慈眉善眼 慈眉善眼 ci2 mei2 shan4 yan3
kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking; benign-faced

词眼 詞眼 ci2 yan3
key word

刺眼 刺眼 ci4 yan3
to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling; harsh (light); crude (colors); unsightly

打马虎眼 打馬虎眼 da3 ma3 hu5 yan3
to play dumb; to slack off (idiom)

打心眼里 打心眼裡 da3 xin1 yan3 li5
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

打眼 打眼 da3 yan3
to drill or bore a hole; to attract attention; conspicuous

大饱眼福 大飽眼福 da4 bao3 yan3 fu2
to feast one's eyes

大处着眼,小处着手 大處著眼,小處著手 da4 chu4 zhuo2 yan3 - xiao3 chu4 zhuo2 shou3
think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)

大眼角 大眼角 da4 yan3 jiao3
inner corner of the eye

玳瑁眼镜 玳瑁眼鏡 dai4 mao4 yan3 jing4
hawksbill shell-rimmed eyeglasses

戴有色眼镜 戴有色眼鏡 dai4 you3 se4 yan3 jing4
to wear colored glasses; to have a prejudiced viewpoint

丹凤眼 丹鳳眼 dan1 feng4 yan3
red phoenix eyes (eyes whose outer corners incline upwards)

单眼 單眼 dan1 yan3
ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye)

单眼皮 單眼皮 dan1 yan3 pi2
single eyelid

单眼相机 單眼相機 dan1 yan3 xiang4 ji1
single-lens reflex camera (Tw)

瞪眼 瞪眼 deng4 yan3
to open one's eyes wide; to stare; to glare (at sb); to scowl

低地绣眼鸟 低地繡眼鳥 di1 di4 xiu4 yan3 niao3
(bird species of China) lowland white-eye (Zosterops meyeni)

低眉顺眼 低眉順眼 di1 mei2 shun4 yan3
docile; submissive

递眼色 遞眼色 di4 yan3 se4
to give sb a meaningful look

电眼 電眼 dian4 yan3
beautiful, expressive eyes

电子眼 電子眼 dian4 zi3 yan3
electronic eye

跌破眼镜 跌破眼鏡 die1 po4 yan3 jing4
see 跌眼鏡|跌眼镜

跌眼镜 跌眼鏡 die1 yan3 jing4
to be taken aback

丢眉丢眼 丟眉丟眼 diu1 mei2 diu1 yan3
to wink at sb

丢人现眼 丟人現眼 diu1 ren2 xian4 yan3
to make an exhibition of oneself; to be a disgrace

懂眼 懂眼 dong3 yan3
(coll.) to know the ropes; an expert

斗鸡眼 鬥雞眼 dou4 ji1 yan3
cross-eye

斗眼 鬥眼 dou4 yan3
see 鬥雞眼|斗鸡眼

独具只眼 獨具隻眼 du2 ju4 zhi1 yan3
to see what others fail to see (idiom); to have exceptional insight

独眼龙 獨眼龍 du2 yan3 long2
one-eyed person

肚脐眼 肚臍眼 du4 qi2 yan3
navel; belly button

对眼 對眼 dui4 yan3
to squint; to one's liking

鳄鱼眼泪 鱷魚眼淚 e4 yu2 yan3 lei4
crocodile tears; fig. hypocritical words of sympathy

耳听为虚,眼见为实 耳聽為虛,眼見為實 er3 ting1 wei2 xu1 - yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2
Take what you hear to be false, only believe it when you see it (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so.

法眼 法眼 fa3 yan3
discerning eye

翻白眼 翻白眼 fan1 bai2 yan3
to roll one's eyes

防护眼镜 防護眼鏡 fang2 hu4 yan3 jing4
safety goggles

放眼 放眼 fang4 yan3
to survey; to view broadly

放眼望去 放眼望去 fang4 yan3 wang4 qu4
as far as the eye can see

放在眼里 放在眼裡 fang4 zai4 yan3 li3
to pay attention to; to care about; to attach importance to

凤眼 鳳眼 feng4 yan3
elegant, almond-shaped eyes with the inner canthus pointing down and the outer canthus up, like the eye of a phoenix

凤眼兰 鳳眼蘭 feng4 yan3 lan2
water hyacinth

复眼 複眼 fu4 yan3
compound eye

干瞪眼 乾瞪眼 gan1 deng4 yan3
to watch helplessly

干眼症 乾眼症 gan1 yan3 zheng4
dry eye; xerophthalmia (drying of the tear glands, often due to lack of vitamin A)

鼓眼睛 鼓眼睛 gu3 yan3 jing1
protruding eyes

害眼 害眼 hai4 yan3
to have eye trouble

好汉不吃眼前亏 好漢不吃眼前虧 hao3 han4 bu4 chi1 yan3 qian2 kui1
a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom)

合眼 合眼 he2 yan3
to close one's eyes; to get to sleep

合眼摸象 合眼摸象 he2 yan3 mo1 xiang4
to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly

黑眼圈 黑眼圈 hei1 yan3 quan1
dark circles (under one's eyes); black eye

黑眼珠 黑眼珠 hei1 yan3 zhu1
pupil of the eye

横眉竖眼 橫眉豎眼 heng2 mei2 shu4 yan3
to scowl fiercely; to glare

横挑鼻子竖挑眼 橫挑鼻子豎挑眼 heng2 tiao1 bi2 zi5 shu4 tiao1 yan3
to pick on sth incessantly (idiom); to criticize right and left

横眼 橫眼 heng2 yan3
from the side of the eye; askance

红胁绣眼鸟 紅脅繡眼鳥 hong2 xie2 xiu4 yan3 niao3
(bird species of China) chestnut-flanked white-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)

红眼病 紅眼病 hong2 yan3 bing4
pinkeye; envy; jealousy

灰腹绣眼鸟 灰腹繡眼鳥 hui1 fu4 xiu4 yan3 niao3
(bird species of China) oriental white-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)

灰眼短脚鹎 灰眼短腳鵯 hui1 yan3 duan3 jiao3 bei1
(bird species of China) grey-eyed bulbul (Iole propinqua)

慧眼 慧眼 hui4 yan3
an all-seeing mind; mental perception; insight; acumen

火眼 火眼 huo3 yan3
pinkeye

火眼金睛 火眼金睛 huo3 yan3 jin1 jing1
piercing eyes; discerning eyes

鸡眼 雞眼 ji1 yan3
corn (callus on the foot)

急眼 急眼 ji2 yan3
to be anxious; to get angry with sb

挤眉弄眼 擠眉弄眼 ji3 mei2 nong4 yan3
to make eyes; to wink

挤眼 擠眼 ji3 yan3
to wink

假眼 假眼 jia3 yan3
artificial eye; glass eye

见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jian4 qian2 yan3 kai1
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain; money-grubbing

节骨眼 節骨眼 jie1 gu5 yan3
(dialect) critical juncture; crucial moment; Taiwan pr.

节骨眼儿 節骨眼兒 jie1 gu5 yan3 er5
erhua variant of 節骨眼|节骨眼

金发碧眼 金髮碧眼 jin1 fa4 bi4 yan3
fair-haired and blue-eyed; blonde; of Western appearance

金眼鹛雀 金眼鶥雀 jin1 yan3 mei2 que4
(bird species of China) yellow-eyed babbler (Chrysomma sinense)

尽收眼底 盡收眼底 jin4 shou1 yan3 di3
to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view

近在眼前 近在眼前 jin4 zai4 yan3 qian2
right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent

开眼 開眼 kai1 yan3
to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons

开眼界 開眼界 kai1 yan3 jie4
broaden, expand one's horizons

看花眼 看花眼 kan1 hua1 yan3
to be dazzled; to not believe one's own eyes

看不顺眼 看不順眼 kan4 bu4 shun4 yan3
unpleasant to the eye; objectionable

看在眼里 看在眼裡 kan4 zai4 yan3 li5
to observe; to take it all in

看走眼 看走眼 kan4 zou3 yan3
to make an error of judgment; to be taken in

孔眼 孔眼 kong3 yan3
hole (e.g. of sieve or colander)

抠字眼 摳字眼 kou1 zi4 yan3
to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words

抠字眼儿 摳字眼兒 kou1 zi4 yan3 er5
erhua variant of 摳字眼|抠字眼

口眼歪斜 口眼歪斜 kou3 yan3 wai1 xie2
facial nerve paralysis

扣眼 釦眼 kou4 yan3
eyelet; buttonhole

扣眼儿 釦眼兒 kou4 yan3 er5
erhua variant of 釦眼|扣眼

窟窿眼 窟窿眼 ku1 long5 yan3
small hole

快速动眼期 快速動眼期 kuai4 su4 dong4 yan3 qi1
REM sleep

老花眼 老花眼 lao3 hua1 yan3
presbyopia

老视眼 老視眼 lao3 shi4 yan3
presbyopia

老眼昏花 老眼昏花 lao3 yan3 hun1 hua1
blurred vision of an old person (idiom)

泪眼婆娑 淚眼婆娑 lei4 yan3 po2 suo1
tearful (idiom)

楞子眼 楞子眼 leng2 zi5 yan3
vacant look of a drunk or imbecile

冷眼 冷眼 leng3 yan3
cool eye; fig. detached; (treating) with indifference

冷眼旁观 冷眼旁觀 leng3 yan3 pang2 guan1
the cool eye of a bystander; a detached point of view

另眼相看 另眼相看 ling4 yan3 xiang1 kan4
to treat sb favorably; to view in a new light

留心眼儿 留心眼兒 liu2 xin1 yan3 er5
to be on the alert; to keep one's eyes open

龙眼 龍眼 long2 yan3
longan fruit; dragon eye fruit; Dimocarpus longan (botany)

裸眼 裸眼 luo3 yan3
naked eye

满眼 滿眼 man3 yan3
filling the eyes; to get an eyeful

猫眼 貓眼 mao1 yan3
peephole

猫眼儿 貓眼兒 mao1 yan3 er5
erhua variant of 貓眼|猫眼

卯眼 卯眼 mao3 yan3
mortise; slit

眉开眼笑 眉開眼笑 mei2 kai1 yan3 xiao4
brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom); beaming with joy; all smiles

眉来眼去 眉來眼去 mei2 lai2 yan3 qu4
lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb

没心眼 沒心眼 mei2 xin1 yan3
outspoken; artless; tactless

眉眼 眉眼 mei2 yan3
brows and eyes; appearance; looks; countenance

眉眼传情 眉眼傳情 mei2 yan3 chuan2 qing2
to give the eye to; to make eyes at

没长眼 沒長眼 mei2 zhang3 yan3
see 沒長眼睛|没长眼睛

没长眼睛 沒長眼睛 mei2 zhang3 yan3 jing5
(coll.) are you blind or something?; look where you're going

媚眼 媚眼 mei4 yan3
charming eyes; coquettish glances

瞄一眼 瞄一眼 miao2 yi1 yan3
to shoot a glance at

明眼人 明眼人 ming2 yan3 ren2
perspicacious person; sb with a discerning eye; sighted person (as opposed to blind)

内眼角 內眼角 nei4 yan3 jiao3
inner corner of the eye

鸟眼 鳥眼 niao3 yan3
bird's eye

鸟眼纹 鳥眼紋 niao3 yan3 wen2
bird's eye (common company name)

浓眉大眼 濃眉大眼 nong2 mei2 da4 yan3
thick eyebrows and big eyes

抛媚眼 拋媚眼 pao1 mei4 yan3
to throw amorous or flirtatious glances at sb (esp. of a woman)

配眼镜 配眼鏡 pei4 yan3 jing4
to have glasses made to one's sight

屁股眼 屁股眼 pi4 gu5 yan3
anus

屁眼 屁眼 pi4 yan3
anus

屁眼儿 屁眼兒 pi4 yan3 er5
erhua variant of 屁眼

偏心眼 偏心眼 pian1 xin1 yan3
bias; partiality; to be partial

千里眼 千里眼 qian1 li3 yan3
clairvoyance

枪眼 槍眼 qiang1 yan3
loophole (for firing); embrasure

抢眼 搶眼 qiang3 yan3
eye-catching

雀盲眼 雀盲眼 qiao3 mang5 yan3
night blindness (dialect)

亲眼 親眼 qin1 yan3
with one's own eyes; personally

亲眼目睹 親眼目睹 qin1 yan3 mu4 du3
to see for oneself; to see with one's own eyes

青光眼 青光眼 qing1 guang1 yan3
glaucoma

青眼 青眼 qing1 yan3
to make firm eye contact with sb; fig. to favor; to respect; good graces; to think highly of sb

情人眼里出西施 情人眼裡出西施 qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 chu1 xi1 shi1
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施 (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder

情人眼里有西施 情人眼裡有西施 qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 you3 xi1 shi1
In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty (idiom). Beauty in the eye of the beholder

觑觑眼 覷覷眼 qu4 qu4 yan3
myopia; nearsightedness; shortsightedness

觑着眼 覷著眼 qu4 zhe5 yan3
to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention

泉眼 泉眼 quan2 yan3
mouth of a spring or fountain

缺心眼 缺心眼 que1 xin1 yan3
stupid; senseless; dim-witted

缺心眼儿 缺心眼兒 que1 xin1 yan3 er5
erhua variant of 缺心眼

肉眼 肉眼 rou4 yan3
naked eye; layman's eyes

肉眼凡胎 肉眼凡胎 rou4 yan3 fan2 tai1
ignoramus (idiom)

肉眼观察 肉眼觀察 rou4 yan3 guan1 cha2
observation by naked eye

入眼 入眼 ru4 yan3
pleasing to the eye; nice to look at

撒手闭眼 撒手閉眼 sa1 shou3 bi4 yan3
to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)

嗓门眼 嗓門眼 sang3 men2 yan3
throat

桑眼 桑眼 sang3 yan3
throat

嗓子眼 嗓子眼 sang3 zi5 yan3
throat

嗓子眼儿 嗓子眼兒 sang3 zi5 yan3 er5
erhua variant of 嗓子眼

杀人不眨眼 殺人不眨眼 sha1 ren2 bu4 zha3 yan3
to murder without blinking an eye (idiom); ruthless; cold-blooded

沙眼 沙眼 sha1 yan3
trachoma

傻眼 傻眼 sha3 yan3
stunned; struck dumb; flabbergasted

霎眼 霎眼 sha4 yan3
to blink; in an instant; in the twinkle of an eye

闪眼 閃眼 shan3 yan3
to dazzle; to blink at; to open one's eyes wide

上眼睑 上眼瞼 shang4 yan3 jian3
upper eyelid

审美眼光 審美眼光 shen3 mei3 yan3 guang1
an eye for beauty; aesthetic judgment

使眼色 使眼色 shi3 yan3 se4
to give sb a meaningful look

势利眼 勢利眼 shi4 li4 yan3
to be self-interested

手眼协调 手眼協調 shou3 yan3 xie2 tiao2
hand-eye coordination

双眼 雙眼 shuang1 yan3
the two eyes

双眼皮 雙眼皮 shuang1 yan3 pi2
double eyelid

双眼视觉 雙眼視覺 shuang1 yan3 shi4 jue2
binocular vision

顺眼 順眼 shun4 yan3
pleasing to the eye; nice to look at

死心眼儿 死心眼兒 si3 xin1 yan3 er5
stubborn; obstinate; having a one-track mind

四眼田鸡 四眼田雞 si4 yan3 tian2 ji1
four-eyes

榫眼 榫眼 sun3 yan3
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon)

太阳眼镜 太陽眼鏡 tai4 yang2 yan3 jing4
sunglasses

淌眼泪 淌眼淚 tang3 yan3 lei4
to shed tears

天低吴楚,眼空无物 天低吳楚,眼空無物 tian1 di1 wu2 chu3 - yan3 kong1 wu2 wu4
the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon

天行赤眼 天行赤眼 tian1 xing2 chi4 yan3
acute contagious conjunctivitis (TCM)

挑花眼 挑花眼 tiao3 hua1 yan3
(fig.) to get cross-eyed; to be bewildered

偷眼 偷眼 tou1 yan3
to take a furtive look at

头昏眼暗 頭昏眼暗 tou2 hun1 yan3 an4
head spinning and eyes dark (idiom); dizzy; fainting; vertigo

头昏眼花 頭昏眼花 tou2 hun1 yan3 hua1
to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed

头昏眼晕 頭昏眼暈 tou2 hun1 yan3 yun1
head spinning and blurred vision; giddy; in a faint

头晕眼花 頭暈眼花 tou2 yun1 yan3 hua1
to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed

外眼角 外眼角 wai4 yan3 jiao3
outer corner of the eye

网眼 網眼 wang3 yan3
mesh; net; Web-Eye (Windows video program)

望眼欲穿 望眼欲穿 wang4 yan3 yu4 chuan1
to anxiously await

戏眼 戲眼 xi4 yan3
the best part (of a play etc)

瞎眼 瞎眼 xia1 yan3
to be blind

下眼睑 下眼瞼 xia4 yan3 jian3
lower eyelid

显眼 顯眼 xian3 yan3
conspicuous; eye-catching; glamorous

小心眼 小心眼 xiao3 xin1 yan3
narrow-minded; petty

小心眼儿 小心眼兒 xiao3 xin1 yan3 er5
small-minded; petty; narrow-minded

小眼角 小眼角 xiao3 yan3 jiao3
outer corner of the eye

斜愣眼 斜愣眼 xie2 leng5 yan3
to squint

斜愣眼儿 斜愣眼兒 xie2 leng5 yan3 er5
erhua variant of 斜愣眼

斜眼 斜眼 xie2 yan3
to look askance; cross or wall-eyed

斜眼看 斜眼看 xie2 yan3 kan4
from the side of the eye; askance

心眼 心眼 xin1 yan3
heart; intention; conscience; consideration; cleverness; tolerance

心眼大 心眼大 xin1 yan3 da4
magnanimous; considerate; thoughtful; able to think of everything that needs to be thought of

心眼多 心眼多 xin1 yan3 duo1
to have unfounded doubts; overconcerned

心眼儿 心眼兒 xin1 yan3 er5
one's thoughts; mind; intention; willingness to accept new ideas; baseless suspicions

心眼好 心眼好 xin1 yan3 hao3
well-intentioned; good-natured; kindhearted

心眼小 心眼小 xin1 yan3 xiao3
see 小心眼

杏眼 杏眼 xing4 yan3
almond eyes; large eyes

熊猫眼 熊貓眼 xiong2 mao1 yan3
to have dark circles under one's eyes; to have eyes like a panda

烟熏眼 煙熏眼 yan1 xun1 yan3
smoky eyes look (cosmetics)

严了眼儿 嚴了眼兒 yan2 le5 yan3 er5
up to the eyeballs; full to overflowing; jampacked

眼巴巴 眼巴巴 yan3 ba1 ba1
waiting anxiously; impatient

眼白 眼白 yan3 bai2
white of the eye

眼柄 眼柄 yan3 bing3
eye stalk (of crustacean etc)

眼病 眼病 yan3 bing4
eye disease

眼波 眼波 yan3 bo1
fluid glance

眼不见,心不烦 眼不見,心不煩 yan3 bu4 jian4 - xin1 bu4 fan2
what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)

眼不见为净 眼不見為淨 yan3 bu4 jian4 wei2 jing4
what remains unseen is deemed to be clean; what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over (idiom)

眼不转睛 眼不轉睛 yan3 bu4 zhuan4 jing1
with fixed attention (idiom)

眼岔 眼岔 yan3 cha4
to mistake for sth else

眼馋 眼饞 yan3 chan2
to covet; to envy

眼馋肚饱 眼饞肚飽 yan3 chan2 du4 bao3
to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom)

眼成穿 眼成穿 yan3 cheng2 chuan1
to watch in anticipation (idiom)

眼眵 眼眵 yan3 chi1
mucus in the eyes

眼虫 眼蟲 yan3 chong2
Euglena (genus of single-celled plant)

眼虫藻 眼蟲藻 yan3 chong2 zao3
euglena (biology)

眼穿肠断 眼穿腸斷 yan3 chuan1 chang2 duan4
waiting anxiously (idiom)

眼袋 眼袋 yan3 dai4
puffiness under the eyes; bags under the eyes

眼底 眼底 yan3 di3
fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc); inside the eye; right in front of one's eyes; in full view as a panorama

眼底下 眼底下 yan3 di3 xia5
in front of one's eyes; in full view as a panorama; right now

眼点 眼點 yan3 dian3
eyespot (in lower creatures)

眼电图 眼電圖 yan3 dian4 tu2
electrooculograph (EOG)

眼动 眼動 yan3 dong4
eye movement

眼动记录 眼動記錄 yan3 dong4 ji4 lu4
eye movement recording

眼动技术 眼動技術 yan3 dong4 ji4 shu4
eye movement technique

眼毒 眼毒 yan3 du2
venomous glance; hostile gaze; sharp-eyed

眼房 眼房 yan3 fang2
camera oculi; aqueous chamber of the eye

眼房水 眼房水 yan3 fang2 shui3
aqueous humor

眼瞓 眼瞓 yan3 fen4
sleepy (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 睏|困

眼风 眼風 yan3 feng1
eye signal; meaningful glance

眼福 眼福 yan3 fu2
a treat for the eyes; the rare chance of seeing sth beautiful

眼干症 眼乾症 yan3 gan1 zheng4
xeropthalmia (medicine); dry eye syndrome

眼高手低 眼高手低 yan3 gao1 shou3 di1
to have high standards but little ability; to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)

眼格 眼格 yan3 ge2
field of vision

眼观六路耳听八方 眼觀六路耳聽八方 yan3 guan1 liu4 lu4 er3 ting1 ba1 fang1
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions; to be observant and alert (idiom)

眼观四处,耳听八方 眼觀四處,耳聽八方 yan3 guan1 si4 chu4 - er3 ting1 ba1 fang1
see 眼觀四面,耳聽八方|眼观四面,耳听八方

眼观四面,耳听八方 眼觀四面,耳聽八方 yan3 guan1 si4 mian4 - er3 ting1 ba1 fang1
lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom); fig. to be observant and alert

眼光 眼光 yan3 guang1
gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things

眼光短 眼光短 yan3 guang1 duan3
short-sighted

眼过劳 眼過勞 yan3 guo4 lao2
eye strain

眼红 眼紅 yan3 hong2
to covet; envious; jealous; green with envy; infuriated; furious

眼花 眼花 yan3 hua1
dimmed eyesight; blurred; vague and unclear vision

眼花缭乱 眼花繚亂 yan3 hua1 liao2 luan4
to be dazzled

眼尖 眼尖 yan3 jian1
to have good eyes

眼睑 眼瞼 yan3 jian3
eyelid

眼见 眼見 yan3 jian4
to see with one's own eyes; very soon

眼见得 眼見得 yan3 jian4 de5
(dialect) obviously; clearly

眼见为实 眼見為實 yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2
seeing is believing

眼见为实,耳听为虚 眼見為實,耳聽為虛 yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2 - er3 ting1 wei2 xu1
to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.; It ain't necessarily so.

眼角 眼角 yan3 jiao3
outer or inner corner of the eye; canthus

眼角膜 眼角膜 yan3 jiao3 mo2
cornea

眼界 眼界 yan3 jie4
ken; scope

眼镜 眼鏡 yan3 jing4
spectacles; eyeglasses

眼镜猴 眼鏡猴 yan3 jing4 hou2
tarsier monkey

眼镜片 眼鏡片 yan3 jing4 pian4
lens (in eyeglasses etc)

眼镜蛇 眼鏡蛇 yan3 jing4 she2
cobra

眼睛 眼睛 yan3 jing5
eye

眼睛吃冰淇淋 眼睛吃冰淇淋 yan3 jing5 chi1 bing1 qi2 lin2
(slang) (Tw) to be checking out the hotties

眼距宽 眼距寬 yan3 ju4 kuan1
orbital hypertelorism (medicine)

眼看 眼看 yan3 kan4
soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens

眼科 眼科 yan3 ke1
ophthalmology

眼科学 眼科學 yan3 ke1 xue2
ophthalmology

眼科医生 眼科醫生 yan3 ke1 yi1 sheng1
ophthalmologist

眼眶 眼眶 yan3 kuang4
eye socket; rim of the eye

眼泪 眼淚 yan3 lei4
tears; crying

眼泪横流 眼淚橫流 yan3 lei4 heng4 liu2
to be overflowing with tears (idiom)

眼里容不得沙子 眼裡容不得沙子 yan3 li3 rong2 bu5 de2 sha1 zi5
can't bear having grit in one's eye (idiom); unable to put sth objectionable out of one's mind; not prepared to turn a blind eye

眼力 眼力 yan3 li4
eyesight; strength of vision; the ability to make discerning judgments

眼帘 眼簾 yan3 lian2
eyes (in literature); eyesight

眼露杀气 眼露殺氣 yan3 lu4 sha1 qi4
to have a murderous look in one's eyes (idiom)

眼冒金星 眼冒金星 yan3 mao4 jin1 xing1
to see stars; dazed

眼明手快 眼明手快 yan3 ming2 shou3 kuai4
sharp-sighted and deft

眼眸 眼眸 yan3 mou2
eyes

眼目 眼目 yan3 mu4
eyes

眼皮 眼皮 yan3 pi2
eyelid

眼皮底下 眼皮底下 yan3 pi2 di3 xia5
in front of one's eyes

眼皮哭肿 眼皮哭腫 yan3 pi2 ku1 zhong3
to have eyelids swollen from crying; very unhappy (idiom)

眼皮子 眼皮子 yan3 pi2 zi5
eyelid

眼皮子浅 眼皮子淺 yan3 pi2 zi5 qian3
short-sighted

眼前 眼前 yan3 qian2
before one's eyes; now; at present

眼球 眼球 yan3 qiu2
eyeball

眼圈 眼圈 yan3 quan1
rim of the eye; eye socket

眼圈红了 眼圈紅了 yan3 quan1 hong2 le5
to be on the verge of tears

眼热 眼熱 yan3 re4
to covet; envious

眼色 眼色 yan3 se4
signal made with one's eyes; meaningful glance

眼色素层黑色素瘤 眼色素層黑色素瘤 yan3 se4 su4 ceng2 hei1 se4 su4 liu2
uveal melanoma

眼梢 眼梢 yan3 shao1
corner of eye near temple

眼神 眼神 yan3 shen2
expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance; wink; eyesight (dialect)

眼神不好 眼神不好 yan3 shen2 bu4 hao3
to have poor eyesight

眼神不济 眼神不濟 yan3 shen2 bu4 ji4
to have poor eyesight

眼生 眼生 yan3 sheng1
unfamiliar; strange-looking

眼时 眼時 yan3 shi2
at present; nowadays

眼屎 眼屎 yan3 shi3
gum in the eyes

眼熟 眼熟 yan3 shu2
familiar-looking; to seem familiar

眼霜 眼霜 yan3 shuang1
eye cream

眼跳 眼跳 yan3 tiao4
twitching of eye

眼跳动 眼跳動 yan3 tiao4 dong4
saccade

眼尾 眼尾 yan3 wei3
outer corner of the eye

眼纹黄山雀 眼紋黃山雀 yan3 wen2 huang2 shan1 que4
(bird species of China) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)

眼纹噪鹛 眼紋噪鶥 yan3 wen2 zao4 mei2
(bird species of China) spotted laughingthrush (Garrulax ocellatus)

眼窝 眼窩 yan3 wo1
eye socket

眼瞎耳聋 眼瞎耳聾 yan3 xia1 er3 long2
to be deaf and blind (idiom)

眼下 眼下 yan3 xia4
now; at present; subocular (medicine)

眼线 眼線 yan3 xian4
informer; snitch; spy; scout; (cosmetics) eye line

眼线笔 眼線筆 yan3 xian4 bi3
eyeliner (cosmetics)

眼线液 眼線液 yan3 xian4 ye4
eyeliner (cosmetics)

眼压 眼壓 yan3 ya1
intraocular pressure

眼药 眼藥 yan3 yao4
eye drops; eye ointment

眼药水 眼藥水 yan3 yao4 shui3
eye drops; eye lotion

眼影 眼影 yan3 ying3
eye shadow (cosmetics)

眼晕 眼暈 yan3 yun4
to feel dizzy

眼罩 眼罩 yan3 zhao4
eye-patch; blindfold; eye mask; goggles; eyeshade; blinkers (for a horse etc)

眼睁睁 眼睜睜 yan3 zheng1 zheng1
to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly

眼证 眼證 yan3 zheng4
eyewitness

眼中 眼中 yan3 zhong1
in one's eyes

眼中刺 眼中刺 yan3 zhong1 ci4
a thorn in one's eye; fig. a thorn in one's flesh

眼中钉 眼中釘 yan3 zhong1 ding1
a thorn in one's side

眼珠 眼珠 yan3 zhu1
one's eyes; eyeball

眼珠儿 眼珠兒 yan3 zhu1 er5
eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)

眼珠子 眼珠子 yan3 zhu1 zi5
eyeball; fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)

养眼 養眼 yang3 yan3
visually attractive; eye candy; easy on the eyes; to protect the eyes

耀眼 耀眼 yao4 yan3
to dazzle; dazzling

一把眼泪一把鼻涕 一把眼淚一把鼻涕 yi1 ba3 yan3 lei4 yi1 ba3 bi2 ti4
with one's face covered in tears (idiom)

一板三眼 一板三眼 yi1 ban3 san1 yan3
lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail

一板一眼 一板一眼 yi1 ban3 yi1 yan3
lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter; scrupulous attention to detail

一饱眼福 一飽眼福 yi1 bao3 yan3 fu2
to feast one's eyes on (idiom)

一霎眼 一霎眼 yi1 sha4 yan3
suddenly; in an instant

一眼 一眼 yi1 yan3
a glance; a quick look; a glimpse

一眼看穿 一眼看穿 yi1 yan3 kan4 chuan1
to see through something at first glance (idiom)

一眼望去 一眼望去 yi1 yan3 wang4 qu4
as far as the eye can see

一眨眼 一眨眼 yi1 zha3 yan3
in a wink

一转眼 一轉眼 yi1 zhuan3 yan3
in a wink

以眼还眼 以眼還眼 yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3
an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him; to give sb a taste of his own medicine

以眼还眼,以牙还牙 以眼還眼,以牙還牙 yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3 - yi3 ya2 huan2 ya2
an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him; to give sb a taste of his own medicine

翳眼 翳眼 yi4 yan3
cataract

隐形眼镜 隱形眼鏡 yin3 xing2 yan3 jing4
contact lens

印度眼镜蛇 印度眼鏡蛇 yin4 du4 yan3 jing4 she2
Indian Cobra (Naja naja)

有板有眼 有板有眼 you3 ban3 you3 yan3
orderly; methodical; rhythmical

有心眼 有心眼 you3 xin1 yan3
clever; sharp

有眼不识泰山 有眼不識泰山 you3 yan3 bu4 shi2 tai4 shan1
lit. to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai (idiom); fig. to fail to recognize sb important or sb's great talent; to be blind to the fact

有眼光 有眼光 you3 yan3 guang1
to have good taste

有眼力见儿 有眼力見兒 you3 yan3 li4 jian4 er5
(dialect) alert; attentive; observant

在眼前 在眼前 zai4 yan3 qian2
now; at the present

灶眼 灶眼 zao4 yan3
stovetop burner

贼眉鼠眼 賊眉鼠眼 zei2 mei2 shu3 yan3
shifty-eyed; crafty-looking (idiom)

贼眉贼眼 賊眉賊眼 zei2 mei2 zei2 yan3
see 賊眉鼠眼|贼眉鼠眼

贼眼 賊眼 zei2 yan3
shifty gaze; furtive glance

扎眼 扎眼 zha1 yan3
garish; dazzling; offensively conspicuous

眨眼 眨眼 zha3 yan3
to blink; to wink; in the twinkling of an eye

眨眼睛 眨眼睛 zha3 yan3 jing1
wink

斩眼 斬眼 zhan3 yan3
to blink (literary)

长点心眼 長點心眼 zhang3 dian3 xin1 yan3
to watch out; to keep one's wits about one

长眼 長眼 zhang3 yan3
to have eyes; (fig.) to look where one is going; to watch one's step; to be cautious

障眼 障眼 zhang4 yan3
to hinder the eyesight; (fig.) to trick into not noticing; to blindfold

障眼法 障眼法 zhang4 yan3 fa3
diversionary tactic; smokescreen

照眼 照眼 zhao4 yan3
glare; dazzling

针眼 針眼 zhen1 yan3
eye of a needle; pinprick; pinhole

针眼 針眼 zhen1 yan5
(medicine) sty

睁眼 睜眼 zheng1 yan3
to open one's eyes

睁眼说瞎话 睜眼說瞎話 zheng1 yan3 shuo1 xia1 hua4
to lie through one's teeth (idiom); to talk drivel

睁一眼闭一眼 睜一眼閉一眼 zheng1 yi1 yan3 bi4 yi1 yan3
to turn a blind eye

睁一只眼闭一只眼 睜一隻眼閉一隻眼 zheng1 yi1 zhi1 yan3 bi4 yi1 zhi1 yan3
to turn a blind eye

睁着眼睛说瞎话 睜著眼睛說瞎話 zheng1 zhe5 yan3 jing1 shuo1 xia1 hua4
to lie through one's teeth (idiom); to talk drivel

睁只眼闭只眼 睜隻眼閉隻眼 zheng1 zhi1 yan3 bi4 zhi1 yan3
to turn a blind eye

正眼 正眼 zheng4 yan3
facing directly (with one's eyes); (to look sb) in the eyes

只眼独具 隻眼獨具 zhi1 yan3 du2 ju4
see 獨具隻眼|独具只眼

直眉瞪眼 直眉瞪眼 zhi2 mei2 deng4 yan3
to stare angrily or vacantly

转眼 轉眼 zhuan3 yan3
in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance

转眼便忘 轉眼便忘 zhuan3 yan3 bian4 wang4
what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't miss (idiom)

转眼即逝 轉眼即逝 zhuan3 yan3 ji2 shi4
to pass in an instant; over in the twinkling of an eye

着眼 著眼 zhuo2 yan3
to have one's eyes on (a goal); having sth in mind; to concentrate

着眼点 著眼點 zhuo2 yan3 dian3
place of interest; a place one has one's eye on

字眼 字眼 zi4 yan3
wording

走眼 走眼 zou3 yan3
a mistake; an oversight; an error of judgment

钻眼 鑽眼 zuan1 yan3
to drill a hole; drilling

做眉做眼 做眉做眼 zuo4 mei2 zuo4 yan3
to frown

做眼 做眼 zuo4 yan3
to work as spy; to act as a guide

做眼色 做眼色 zuo4 yan3 se4
to give sb a meaningful look