眼神
yǎn shén
Pinyin

Definition

眼神
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yǎn shén
  1. expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
  2. meaningful glance
  3. wink
  4. eyesight (dialect)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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]
神
Shén
  1. 1 God
  2. 2 abbr. for 神舟[Shén zhōu]
神功
shén gōng
  1. 1 amazing powers
  2. 2 miraculous skill
神奇
shén qí
  1. 1 magical
  2. 2 mystical
  3. 3 miraculous
神秘
shén mì
  1. 1 mysterious
  2. 2 mystery
神经
shén jīng
  1. 1 nerve
  2. 2 mental state
  3. 3 (coll.) unhinged
  4. 4 nutjob
神马
shén mǎ
  1. 1 mythical horse
  2. 2 Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shén me]
精神
jīng shén
  1. 1 spirit
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 consciousness
  4. 4 thought
  5. 5 mental
  6. 6 psychological
  7. 7 essence
  8. 8 gist
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
财神
cái shén
  1. 1 god of wealth
龙马精神
lóng mǎ jīng shén
  1. 1 old but still full of vitality (idiom)
一眼
yī yǎn
  1. 1 a glance
  2. 2 a quick look
  3. 3 a glimpse
不起眼
bù qǐ yǎn
  1. 1 unremarkable
  2. 2 nothing out of the ordinary
二郎神
Èr láng shén
  1. 1 Erlangshen, Chinese deity
傻眼
shǎ yǎn
  1. 1 stunned
  2. 2 struck dumb
  3. 3 flabbergasted
冷眼
lěng yǎn
  1. 1 cool eye
  2. 2 fig. detached
  3. 3 (treating) with indifference
刺眼
cì yǎn
  1. 1 to dazzle
  2. 2 to offend the eyes
  3. 3 dazzling
  4. 4 harsh (light)
  5. 5 crude (colors)
  6. 6 unsightly

Idioms (20)

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)
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (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
凶神恶煞
xiōng shén è shà
  1. 1 fiends (idiom); devils and monsters
全神贯注
quán shén guàn zhù
  1. 1 to concentrate one's attention completely (idiom)
  2. 2 with rapt attention
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
兵贵神速
bīng guì shén sù
  1. 1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)
出神入化
chū shén rù huà
  1. 1 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
  1. 1 totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
  1. 1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
  1. 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)

Sample Sentences

打打那以后，爸爸就发现了一件怪事。他观察到他那三岁的儿子变得沉默寡言，很怕见生人。而且还有意无意地一直盯着自己，眼神中充满了疑惑。问他，他也不说。
dǎ dǎ nà yǐhòu ，bàba jiù fāxiàn le yījiàn guàishì 。tā guānchá dào tā nà sānsuì de érzi biàn de chénmòguǎyán ，hěn pà jiàn shēngrén 。érqiě hái yǒuyìwúyì de yīzhí dīng zhe zìjǐ ，yǎnshén zhōng chōngmǎn le yíhuò 。wèn tā ，tā yě bù shuō 。
After that, Daddy discovered something strange. He noticed that his three year-old son had become sullen and withdrawn, and afraid of meeting new people. Wittingly or unwittingly, he was always staring. His eyes were full of doubt. If you asked him about it, he wouldn't say anything.
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当然重要的一点是，她得崇拜我，要用迷离崇拜的小眼神看着我，这样才能让我更有动力为她去征服全世界。
dāngrán zhòngyào de yīdiǎn shì ，tā děi chóngbài wǒ ，yào yòng mílí chóngbài de xiǎoyǎnshén kàn zhe wǒ ，zhèyàng cáinéng ràng wǒ gèng yǒu dònglì wèi tā qù zhēngfú quánshìjiè 。
Of course one important aspect is that she must worship me. She has to look at me with a doe-eyed look of awe. That way I'll have more motivation to go out and conquer the world.
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他懂得我的眼神，马上就不说话了。
tā dǒngde wǒ de yǎnshén ，mǎshàng jiù bù shuōhuà le 。
He understood what that glance meant and immediately stopped talking.
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我看您这眼神儿不好使，还是尽快去配一副眼镜吧。
wǒ kàn nín zhè yǎnshénr bù hǎoshǐ ，háishì jǐnkuài qù pèi yī fù yǎnjìng ba 。
Is there something wrong with your eyesight, maybe you should go and get some glasses.
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有时是一张照片，有时是一首歌，有时是视线末端的画面，有时甚至只是一个眼神，它们都会逼我回去看，看我失去的东西，那恋恋不舍的爱情。
yǒushí shì yì zhāng zhàopiàn ，yǒushí shì yì shǒu gē ，yǒushí shì shìxiàn muòduān de huàmiàn ，yǒushí shènzhì zhǐshì yí ge yǎnshén ，tāmen dōuhuì bī wǒ huíqu kàn ，kàn wǒ shīqù de dōngxi ，nà liànliànbùshě de àiqíng 。
Sometimes it is photographs, sometimes it's a song, sometimes it's the scene in the distance, or sometimes it's just an expression. They all force me to go back, to regard what I've lost, the love which is hard to leave behind.
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你总是喜欢亲亲和抱抱，无论妈妈有多难过，看着你无忧无虑的眼神，心情就会变好。
nǐ zǒngshì xǐhuan qīnqīn hé bàobào ，wúlùn māma yǒu duō nánguò ，kànzhe zhe nǐ wúyōuwúlǜ de yǎnshén ，xīnqíng jiù huì biàn hǎo 。
You always like hugs and kisses, so no matter how sad mummy is, seeing your carefree expression, always makes me feel better.
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一个眼神，一个心跳，
yī gè yǎnshén ，yī gè xīntiào ，
That glance, that beating of our hearts
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考场里都是分开坐的，距离远，我眼神也不好。而且万一旁边同学也没背怎么办？
kǎochǎng lǐ dōu shì fēnkāi zuò de ，jùlí yuǎn ，wǒ yǎnshén yě bù hǎo 。érqiě wànyī pángbiān tóngxué yě méi bèi zěnme bàn ？
The seats in the testing room are separated and far apart. My eyesight isn't so good either. In addition, if the classmates next to me haven't memorized the stuff either, what then?
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哟，想象一下那种猥琐的眼神，我鸡皮疙瘩也起来了。你们说碰到这种上司该怎么办啊？
yō ，xiǎngxiàng yīxià nà zhǒng wěisuǒ de yǎnshén ，wǒ jīpí gēda yě qǐlái le 。nǐmen shuō pèngdào zhèzhǒng shàngsi gāi zěnme bàn a ？
Ugh, just thinking of that wretched look in his eyes gives me goosebumps. What do you guys think, if you come across a boss like this, what should you do?
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我同意刘小乐的意见，刚才我还看到李强跟胡兵互相看了一下。另外，我还观察到刘小乐的眼神不对，所以我也有点怀疑她。
wǒ tóngyì Liú Xiǎolè de yìjiàn ，gāngcái wǒ hái kàndào Lǐ Qiáng gēn Hú Bīng hùxiāng kàn le yīxià 。lìngwài ，wǒ hái guānchá dào Liú Xiǎolè de yǎnshén bù duì ，suǒyǐ wǒ yě yǒudiǎn huáiyí tā 。
I agree with Liu Xiaole's opinion. I just saw Li Qiang and Hu Bing look at each other. In addition to that, I noticed a weird look in Liu Xiaole's eyes, so I suspect her a bit as well.
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