目 mù eye / (literary) to look / to regard / eye (of a net) / mesh / mesh size / grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item / section / list / catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name / title syn 眼 yǎn eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) / (often used with 一[yi1]) a look / a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc syn 眼睛 yǎn jing eye / CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1] syn 美观 美觀 měi guān pleasing to the eye / beautiful / artistic syn 关照 關照 guān zhào to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind syn 刹那 剎那 chà nà an instant (Sanskrit: ksana) / split second / the twinkling of an eye syn 拉风 拉風 lā fēng trendy / eye-catching / flashy 法眼 fǎ yǎn discerning eye 值守 zhí shǒu (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things / to keep watch 针眼 針眼 zhēn yǎn eye of a needle / pinprick / pinhole syn 瞳仁 tóng rén pupil of the eye syn 黑眼珠 hēi yǎn zhū pupil of the eye syn 视角 視角 shì jiǎo angle from which one observes an object / (fig.) perspective / viewpoint / frame of reference / (cinematography) camera angle / (visual perception) visual angle (the angle a viewed object subtends at the eye) / (photography) angle of view syn 眼角 yǎn jiǎo outer or inner corner of the eye / canthus syn 转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance syn 漫天 màn tiān lit. to fill the whole sky / everywhere / as far as the eye can see syn 眼眶 yǎn kuàng eye socket / rim of the eye syn 醒目 xǐng mù eye-grabbing (headline) / striking (illustration) syn 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous syn 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn to blink / to wink / in the twinkling of an eye syn 首映 shǒu yìng to premiere (a movie or TV show) / premiere (of a movie) / first-run (movie) / to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room) 眼底 yǎn dǐ 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 syn 眸子 móu zi pupil of the eye syn 牛市 niú shì bull market 养眼 養眼 yǎng yǎn visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes 一瞬 yī shùn one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye syn 显眼 顯眼 xiǎn yǎn conspicuous / eye-catching / glamorous syn 抢眼 搶眼 qiǎng yǎn eye-catching syn 瞳孔 tóng kǒng pupil (of the eye) syn 扑面 撲面 pū miàn lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils syn 视而不见 視而不見 shì ér bù jiàn (idiom) to turn a blind eye to / to ignore syn 眼影 yǎn yǐng eye shadow (cosmetics) 公牛 gōng niú bull syn 中看 zhōng kàn pleasant to the eye / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4] syn 触目惊心 觸目驚心 chù mù jīng xīn lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) / shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight syn 肉眼 ròu yǎn naked eye / layman's eyes syn 黑眼圈 hēi yǎn quān dark circles (under one's eyes) / black eye 赏心悦目 賞心悅目 shǎng xīn yuè mù warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom) / pleasing / delightful syn 转瞬 轉瞬 zhuǎn shùn in the twinkling of an eye / in a flash / to turn one's eyes syn 名堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments) / trick (act of mischief) / worthwhile result / accomplishment / sth significant but not immediately apparent / sth more than meets the eye syn 眼珠子 yǎn zhū zi eyeball / fig. the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person) syn 眼霜 yǎn shuāng eye cream 眼圈 yǎn quān rim of the eye / eye socket syn 冷眼 lěng yǎn cool eye / fig. detached / (treating) with indifference syn 眼线 眼線 yǎn xiàn informer / snitch / spy / scout / (cosmetics) eye line syn 看涨 看漲 kàn zhǎng bull market (prices appear to be rising) 琳琅满目 琳瑯滿目 lín láng mǎn mù glittering jewels to delight the eye (idiom) / fig. a dazzling lineup syn 虎视眈眈 虎視眈眈 hǔ shì dān dān to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom) / to eye covetously syn 一望无际 一望無際 yī wàng wú jì as far as the eye can see (idiom) syn 龙眼 龍眼 lóng yǎn longan fruit / dragon eye fruit / Dimocarpus longan (botany) / CL:粒[li4] syn 顺眼 順眼 shùn yǎn pleasing to the eye / nice to look at syn 刹时 剎時 chà shí in a flash / in the twinkling of an eye syn 目不暇接 mù bù xiá jiē lit. too much for the eye to take in (idiom) / a feast for the eyes syn 眼罩 yǎn zhào eye-patch / blindfold / eye mask / goggles / eyeshade / blinkers (for a horse etc) 明眼人 míng yǎn rén perspicacious person / sb with a discerning eye / sighted person (as opposed to blind) syn 钻牛角尖 鑽牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom) / fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs syn 着眼点 著眼點 zhuó yǎn diǎn place of interest / a place one has one's eye on syn 眼疾 yǎn jí eye disease syn 触目 觸目 chù mù to meet the eye / eye-catching / conspicuous syn 漫山遍野 màn shān biàn yě lit. covering the mountains and the plains (idiom) / fig. as far as the eye can see / covering everything / omnipresent syn 开光 開光 kāi guāng eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy) 转脸 轉臉 zhuǎn liǎn to turn one's head / in no time / in the twinkling of an eye syn 眼药水 眼藥水 yǎn yào shuǐ eye drops / eyewash 红牛 紅牛 hóng niú Red Bull (energy drink) 眼病 yǎn bìng eye disease 鸟瞰 鳥瞰 niǎo kàn to get a bird's-eye view / bird's-eye view / broad overview syn 电子眼 電子眼 diàn zǐ yǎn electronic eye / bionic eye / surveillance camera / (esp.) traffic enforcement camera 眼窝 眼窩 yǎn wō eye socket syn 虹膜 hóng mó iris (of an eye) syn 睥睨 bì nì to look disdainfully out of the corner of one's eye 杀人不眨眼 殺人不眨眼 shā rén bù zhǎ yǎn to murder without blinking an eye (idiom) / ruthless / cold-blooded syn 目空一切 mù kōng yī qiè the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom) / arrogant / condescending / supercilious syn 单眼 單眼 dān yǎn ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye) 导盲犬 導盲犬 dǎo máng quǎn guide dog (for the blind) / Seeing Eye dog 眼白 yǎn bái white of the eye syn 牛鞭 niú biān pizzle / bull's penis (served as food) 阑干 闌干 lán gān (literary) crisscross / uneven / disorderly / rim of the eye / variant of 欄杆|栏杆[lan2 gan1] syn 胡编乱造 胡編亂造 hú biān luàn zào to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom) / to make things up 合不来 合不來 hé bù lái (of people) to be incompatible / to not get along / to be unable to see eye to eye syn 眼屎 yǎn shǐ sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye) syn 眼药 眼藥 yǎn yào eye drops / eye ointment 一望无垠 一望無垠 yī wàng wú yín to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom) syn 靶心 bǎ xīn center of target / bull's eye 斗鸡眼 鬥雞眼 dòu jī yǎn cross-eye 目不识丁 目不識丁 mù bù shí dīng lit. the eye cannot recognize the letter T (idiom) / totally illiterate syn 干眼症 乾眼症 gān yǎn zhèng (medicine) xerophthalmia / dry eye syndrome 鸟瞰图 鳥瞰圖 niǎo kàn tú bird's-eye view / see also 俯瞰圖|俯瞰图[fu3 kan4 tu2] 纵目 縱目 zòng mù as far as the eye can see syn 内眼角 內眼角 nèi yǎn jiǎo inner corner of the eye 复眼 複眼 fù yǎn compound eye 视力表 視力表 shì lì biǎo eye chart (used by optician) syn 省察 xǐng chá to examine / to cast a critical eye over (especially in the context of introspection) syn 牛年 niú nián Year of the Ox or Bull (e.g. 2009) 牛头梗 牛頭梗 niú tóu gěng bull terrier 宝贝疙瘩 寶貝疙瘩 bǎo bèi gē da (of a child) apple of one's eye syn 睛 jīng eye / eyeball syn 牛 niú ox / cow / bull / CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2] / newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]) / (slang) awesome syn 眶 kuàng (bound form) eye socket / Taiwan pr. 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