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 眼罩 yǎn zhào eye-patch / blindfold / eye mask / goggles / eyeshade / blinkers (for a horse etc) 药膏 藥膏 yào gāo ointment syn 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 眼圈 yǎn quān rim of the eye / eye socket syn 软膏 軟膏 ruǎn gāo ointment / paste 眼眶 yǎn kuàng eye socket / rim of the eye syn 鸟瞰 鳥瞰 niǎo kàn to get a bird's-eye view / bird's-eye view / broad overview syn 美中不足 měi zhōng bù zú everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom) / the fly in the ointment 油膏 yóu gāo semi-solid fat-based substance / (medicine) ointment 电子眼 電子眼 diàn zǐ yǎn electronic eye / bionic eye / surveillance camera / (esp.) traffic enforcement camera 万金油 萬金油 wàn jīn yóu Tiger Balm, an ointment applied topically to treat all manner of aches and pains / (fig.) (coll.) jack of all trades syn 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 单眼 單眼 dān yǎn ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye) 触目 觸目 chù mù to meet the eye / eye-catching / conspicuous syn 敷 fū to spread / to lay out / to apply (powder, ointment etc) / sufficient (to cover) / enough syn 膏 gāo ointment / paste / CL:帖[tie3] syn 膏 gào to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink syn 搽 chá to apply (ointment, powder) / to smear / to paint on syn 眸 móu pupil (of the eye) / eye syn 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye / target syn 眼睛 yǎn jing eye / CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1] 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 关照 關照 guān zhào to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind syn 眨眼 zhǎ yǎn to blink / to wink / in the twinkling of an eye syn 引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous syn 视而不见 視而不見 shì ér bù jiàn (idiom) to turn a blind eye to / to ignore syn 显眼 顯眼 xiǎn yǎn conspicuous / eye-catching / glamorous 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 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 瞳孔 tóng kǒng pupil (of the eye) syn 眼线 眼線 yǎn xiàn informer / snitch / spy / scout / (cosmetics) eye line syn 醒目 xǐng mù eye-grabbing (headline) / striking (illustration) syn 顺眼 順眼 shùn yǎn pleasing to the eye / nice to look at syn 肉眼 ròu yǎn naked eye / layman's eyes 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) 赏心悦目 賞心悅目 shǎng xīn yuè mù warms the heart and delights the eye (idiom) / pleasing / delightful syn 抢眼 搶眼 qiǎng yǎn eye-catching syn 一瞬 yī shùn one instant / very short time / the twinkle of an eye 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 转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash / in the blink of an eye / to glance syn 眼角 yǎn jiǎo outer or inner corner of the eye / canthus syn 漫天 màn tiān lit. to fill the whole sky / everywhere / as far as the eye can see syn 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 眼窝 眼窩 yǎn wō eye socket syn 一望无际 一望無際 yī wàng wú jì as far as the eye can see (idiom) syn 美观 美觀 měi guān pleasing to the eye / beautiful / artistic syn 虹膜 hóng mó iris (of an eye) syn 刹那 剎那 chà nà an instant (Sanskrit: ksana) / split second / the twinkling of an eye 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 目空一切 mù kōng yī qiè the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom) / arrogant / condescending / supercilious syn 转瞬 轉瞬 zhuǎn shùn in the twinkling of an eye / in a flash / to turn one's eyes syn 冷眼 lěng yǎn cool eye / fig. detached / (treating) with indifference syn 眼屎 yǎn shǐ sleep (dried mucus in the corner of the eye) syn 中看 zhōng kàn pleasant to the eye / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4] syn 一望无垠 一望無垠 yī wàng wú yín to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom) syn 眸子 móu zi pupil of the eye syn 着眼点 著眼點 zhuó yǎn diǎn place of interest / a place one has one's eye on syn 眼病 yǎn bìng eye disease 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 琳琅满目 琳瑯滿目 lín láng mǎn mù glittering jewels to delight the eye (idiom) / fig. a dazzling lineup 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 龙眼 龍眼 lóng yǎn longan fruit / dragon eye fruit / Dimocarpus longan (botany) / CL:粒[li4] syn 明眼人 míng yǎn rén perspicacious person / sb with a discerning eye / sighted person (as opposed to blind) syn 眼疾 yǎn jí eye disease syn 转脸 轉臉 zhuǎn liǎn to turn one's head / in no time / in the twinkling of an eye syn 养眼 養眼 yǎng yǎn visually attractive / eye candy / easy on the eyes / to protect the eyes 眼影 yǎn yǐng eye shadow (cosmetics) 黑眼圈 hēi yǎn quān dark circles (under one's eyes) / black eye 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 拉风 拉風 lā fēng trendy / eye-catching / flashy 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 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 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) 眼药水 眼藥水 yǎn yào shuǐ eye drops / eyewash 睥睨 bì nì to look disdainfully out of the corner of one's eye 针眼 針眼 zhēn yǎn eye of a needle / pinprick / pinhole syn 导盲犬 導盲犬 dǎo máng quǎn guide dog (for the blind) / Seeing Eye dog 瞳仁 tóng rén pupil of the eye syn 眼白 yǎn bái white of the eye syn 阑干 闌干 lán gān (literary) crisscross / uneven / disorderly / rim of the eye / variant of 欄杆|栏杆[lan2 gan1] 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 黑眼珠 hēi yǎn zhū pupil of the eye syn 干眼症 乾眼症 gān yǎn zhèng (medicine) xerophthalmia / dry eye syndrome 屎 shǐ feces / excrement / a stool / (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc) syn 引人注意 yǐn rén zhù yì to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous 瞳 tóng pupil of the eye syn 看不顺眼 看不順眼 kàn bù shùn yǎn unpleasant to the eye / objectionable syn 一转眼 一轉眼 yī zhuǎn yǎn in the blink of an eye syn 冷眼旁观 冷眼旁觀 lěng yǎn páng guān the cool eye of a bystander / a detached point of view syn 视若无睹 視若無睹 shì ruò wú dǔ to turn a blind eye to syn 睛 jīng eye / eyeball syn 眶 kuàng (bound form) eye socket / Taiwan pr. [kuang1] syn 额叶 額葉 é yè frontal lobe 