"eye-catching" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
拉风 拉風 lā fēng trendy / eye-catching / flashy
引人注目 yǐn rén zhù mù to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous syn
显眼 顯眼 xiǎn yǎn conspicuous / eye-catching / glamorous syn
抢眼 搶眼 qiǎng yǎn eye-catching 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
触目 觸目 chù mù to meet the eye / eye-catching / conspicuous syn
引人注意 yǐn rén zhù yì to attract attention / eye-catching / conspicuous
扑面而来 撲面而來 pū miàn ér lái 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
吸睛 xī jīng eye-catching
亮眼 liàng yǎn eye-catching / striking / impressive / sighted eyes / functioning eyes
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
(bound form) bull's-eye / target syn
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
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
捕快 bǔ kuài bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China)
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
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
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
瞳孔 tóng kǒng pupil (of the eye) 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)
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
网罗 網羅 wǎng luó net for fishing or bird catching / (fig.) fetters / to snare (a valuable new team member etc) / to bring together under the one umbrella syn
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
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
牢笼 牢籠 láo lóng cage / trap (e.g. basket, pit or snare for catching animals) / fig. bonds (of wrong ideas) / shackles (of past misconceptions) / to trap / to shackle 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
望尘莫及 望塵莫及 wàng chén mò jí lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior 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
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
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
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
阑干 闌干 lán gān (literary) crisscross / uneven / disorderly / rim of the eye / variant of 欄杆|栏杆[lan2 gan1] 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
宝贝疙瘩 寶貝疙瘩 bǎo bèi gē da (of a child) apple of one's eye syn
jīng eye / eyeball syn
kuàng (bound form) eye socket / Taiwan pr. [kuang1] syn
shǐ feces / excrement / a stool / (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc) syn
móu pupil (of the eye) / eye syn
tóng pupil of the eye syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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