眼光
yǎn guāng
Pinyin

Definition

眼光
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yǎn guāng
  1. gaze
  2. insight
  3. foresight
  4. vision
  5. way of looking at things

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

光
guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 ray
  3. 3 CL:道[dào]
  4. 4 bright
  5. 5 only
  6. 6 merely
  7. 7 to use up
时光
shí guāng
  1. 1 time
  2. 2 era
  3. 3 period of time
眼
yǎn
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 small hole
  3. 3 crux (of a matter)
  4. 4 CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]
  5. 5 classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
眼泪
yǎn lèi
  1. 1 tears
  2. 2 crying
  3. 3 CL:滴[dī]
眼睛
yǎn jing
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]
眼神
yǎn shén
  1. 1 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
  2. 2 meaningful glance
  3. 3 wink
  4. 4 eyesight (dialect)
眼镜
yǎn jìng
  1. 1 spectacles
  2. 2 eyeglasses
  3. 3 CL:副[fù]
阳光
yáng guāng
  1. 1 sunshine
  2. 2 CL:線|线[xiàn]
  3. 3 transparent (open to public scrutiny)
黑眼圈
hēi yǎn quān
  1. 1 dark circles (under one's eyes)
  2. 2 black eye
一眼
yī yǎn
  1. 1 a glance
  2. 2 a quick look
  3. 3 a glimpse
不光
bù guāng
  1. 1 not the only one
  2. 2 not only
不起眼
bù qǐ yǎn
  1. 1 unremarkable
  2. 2 nothing out of the ordinary
干瞪眼
gān dèng yǎn
  1. 1 to watch helplessly
亮光
liàng guāng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 beam of light
  3. 3 gleam of light
  4. 4 light reflected from an object
傻眼
shǎ yǎn
  1. 1 stunned
  2. 2 struck dumb
  3. 3 flabbergasted
光亮
guāng liàng
  1. 1 bright
光伏
guāng fú
  1. 1 photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
光光
guāng guāng
  1. 1 bright
  2. 2 shiny
  3. 3 smooth
  4. 4 naked
  5. 5 bald
  6. 6 penniless
光圈
guāng quān
  1. 1 aperture
  2. 2 diaphragm
  3. 3 halo
  4. 4 aureole
光大
guāng dà
  1. 1 splendid
  2. 2 magnificent
  3. 3 abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhōng guó Guāng dà Yín háng], China Everbright Bank

Idioms (20)

一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
  1. 1 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
  2. 2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一饱眼福
yī bǎo yǎn fú
  1. 1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
以眼还眼
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn
  1. 1 an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以眼还眼，以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
  1. 1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  3. 3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
  1. 1 splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bring honor to one's family
光脚的不怕穿鞋的
guāng jiǎo de bù pà chuān xié de
  1. 1 lit. the barefooted people are not afraid of those who wear shoes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the poor, who have nothing to lose, do not fear those in power
光说不做
guāng shuō bù zuò
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
光说不练
guāng shuō bù liàn
  1. 1 all talk and no action (idiom)
  2. 2 to preach what one does not practice
  3. 3 same as 光說不做|光说不做[guāng shuō bù zuò]
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
光风霁月
guāng fēng jì yuè
  1. 1 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
  2. 2 period of peace and prosperity
  3. 3 noble and benevolent character

Sample Sentences

哈哈，最好是啦，有人爱上你也说明我眼光好啊，爱笑的女孩呢，运气都不会太差，但话说回来，如果运气不好她怎么笑得出来呢？
hāhā ，zuì hǎo shì la ，yǒurén àishàng nǐ yě shuōmíng wǒ yǎnguāng hǎo a ，ài xiào de nǚhái ne ，yùnqi dōu bù huì tài chà ，dàn huàshuōhuílai ，rúguǒ yùnqi bù hǎo tā zěnme xiào de chūlái ne ？
Ha ha, a likely story! If someone falls in love with you it means I've got a good eye. Smiley girls never have too much bad luck, but getting back to the matter at hand, if she had such bad luck why would she be smiling?
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太息一般的眼光，
tàixī yībān de yǎnguāng ，
A glance like it's a sigh
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话虽如此，一个家庭选择这样的安排，还是会受到来自各方的批评，家庭主夫的家人老板朋友，甚至游乐场里遇到的其他父母，也或多或少会对此非议，孩子也会觉得自己遭受异样的眼光吧？
huà suī rúcǐ ，yī gè jiātíng xuǎnzé zhèyàng de ānpái ，háishì huì shòudào láizì gèfāng de pīpíng ，jiātíngzhǔfū de jiārén lǎobǎn péngyou ，shènzhì yóulèchǎng lǐ yùdào de qítā fùmǔ ，yě huòduōhuòshǎo huì duì cǐ fēiyì ，háizi yě huì juéde zìjǐ zāoshòu yìyàng de yǎnguāng ba ？
Although you can say that, a family that chooses this kind of arrangement will still be judged by many people; family, friends and the boss of the househusband, and even other mummies and daddies that they come into contact with in the playground will judge them to a greater or lesser degree. The kids will also feel like they're being looked at differently, no?
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置身事外，用一个旁观者的眼光来看待这些繁杂的思绪，看着它们起灭，但不做任何判断，任凭思绪来去就好，不要跟随思绪游走，注意力柔和地专注在一点。
zhìshēnshìwài ，yòng yī gè pángguānzhě de yǎnguāng lái kàndài zhèxiē fánzá de sīxù ，kàn zhe tāmen qǐmiè ，dàn bù zuò rènhé pànduàn ，rènpíng sīxù láiqù jiù hǎo ，bù yào gēnsuí sīxù yóuzǒu ，zhùyìlì róuhé de zhuānzhù zài yīdiǎn 。
Try and remove yourself from things, and try to look at these complex emotions from the perspective of an observer, watch them as they form and extinguish, but don't make any judgements, just let them come and go, and don't follow them as they go, set your focus gently on one spot.
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你们这些年轻人真是想得开，思想观念那么超前，也不惧怕世俗的眼光。
nǐmen zhèxiē niánqīngrén zhēn shì xiǎngdekāi ，sīxiǎng guānniàn nàme chāoqián ，yě bù jùpà shìsú de yǎnguāng 。
You young people really are quite philosophical about these kinds of things and so forward thinking in your ideas. And you really don't care about what other people think either.
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嗐！她眼光高，到现在也没见她带一个男孩子回来过。
hài ！tā yǎnguāng gāo ，dào xiànzài yě méi jiàn tā dài yī gè nánháizi huílai guò 。
Ha, she's got high standards. Till this day, she's never brought a guy home (to meet us).
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这位客人你眼光好，你看今天空心菜娇艳欲滴，一斤五块。
zhè wèi kèrén nǐ yǎnguāng hǎo ，nǐ kàn jīntiān kòngxīncài jiāoyànyùdī ，yī jīn wǔ kuài 。
You've got some eye there buddy, you can see how plump and tender today's water spinach is. It's RMB5 for half a kilogram.
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您可真有眼光，这套房八十平方，两卧一厨一卫一阳台，家具家电都配齐了，您如果租的话拎包入住就可以了。
nín kě zhēn yǒu yǎnguāng ，zhè tào fáng bāshí píngfāng ，liǎng wò yī chú yī wèi yī yángtái ，jiājù jiā diàn dōu pèiqí le ，nín rúguǒ zū dehuà līnbāorùzhù jiù kěyǐ le 。
You really have quite the eye. That apartment is eighty square meters, with two bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a balcony. The furniture and the appliances are all included. If you rent it you can move right in.
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太可怕了！不过同性恋也挺可怜的，我们的传统文化太重视结婚和生育了，对同性恋会有异样的眼光，不承认同性婚姻，才逼迫他们走上这条路的。
tài kěpà le ！bùguò tóngxìngliàn yě tǐng kělián de ，wǒmen de chuántǒng wénhuà tài zhòngshì jiéhūn hé shēngyù le ，duì tóngxìngliàn huì yǒu yìyàng de yǎnguāng ，bù chéngrèn tóngxìng hūnyīn ，cái bīpò tāmen zǒushàng zhè tiáo lù de 。
That's frightening! However, homosexuals also have it bad. Our traditional culture emphasizes marriage and having children. It sees homosexuality as abnormal and won't permit homosexual marriage. So it compels them to go this route.
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眼光
yǎnguāng
an eye for something, judgement
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