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眼 yăn eye - Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is the pictograph 目 mù “eye.” Phonetic is 艮 gèn. Distinguish 眼 from 很 hĕn, 跟 gēn, and 根 gēn.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 眼 yăn eye [N]
- 左眼 zuŏyăn left eye [N]
- 右眼 yòuyăn right eye [N]
- 看他一眼 kàn tā yì yăn look at him (lit. “look at him with one eye”)
- 转眼 (轉眼) zhuănyăn blink the eyes; glance [VO]; in the blink of an eye [A]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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