耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn — a pleasant change

Meanings

1. 1

   a pleasant change

   a pleasant change; a breath of fresh air; refreshing

   expression

Character breakdown

• 耳

  ěr (third tone, dipping)

  ear

  6 strokesRadical 耳
• 目

  mù (fourth tone, falling)

  eye; an item or entry in a list (目录 a table of contents)

  5 strokesRadical 目

Words containing 耳

• 耳朵ěrduo (third tone, dipping)ear
• 耳机/耳機ěr (third tone, dipping) jī (first tone, high and level)headphones
• 耳光ěr (third tone, dipping) guāng (first tone, high and level)a slap on the face
• 耳环/耳環ěr (third tone, dipping) huán (second tone, rising)earring
• 刺耳cì (fourth tone, falling) ěr (third tone, dipping)ear-piercing
• 悦耳/悅耳yuè (fourth tone, falling) ěr (third tone, dipping)sweet-sounding
• 耳熟能详/耳熟能詳ěr (third tone, dipping) shú (second tone, rising) néng (second tone, rising) xiáng (second tone, rising)what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
• 交头接耳/交頭接耳jiāo (first tone, high and level) tóu (second tone, rising) jiē (first tone, high and level) ěr (third tone, dipping)to whisper to one another's ear
• 面红耳赤/面紅耳赤miàn (fourth tone, falling) hóng (second tone, rising) ěr (third tone, dipping) chì (fourth tone, falling)flushed with anger (or excitement)
• 耳闻目睹/耳聞目睹ěr (third tone, dipping) wén (second tone, rising) mù (fourth tone, falling) dǔ (third tone, dipping)to witness personally

Words containing 目

• 目前mù (fourth tone, falling) qián (second tone, rising)at the present time
• 目标/目標mù (fourth tone, falling) biāo (first tone, high and level)target
• 项目/項目xiàng (fourth tone, falling) mù (fourth tone, falling)item
• 目的mùdì (fourth tone, falling)purpose, goal, aim
• 节目/節目jiémù (second tone, rising)programme, show (on television or radio)
• 目光mù (fourth tone, falling) guāng (first tone, high and level)sight
• 数目/數目shù (fourth tone, falling) mù (fourth tone, falling)amount
• 盲目máng (second tone, rising) mù (fourth tone, falling)blind
• 题目/題目tí (second tone, rising) mù (fourth tone, falling)subject
• 目的地mù (fourth tone, falling) dì (fourth tone, falling) dì (fourth tone, falling)destination (location)
• 心目xīn (first tone, high and level) mù (fourth tone, falling)mind
• 目录/目錄mù (fourth tone, falling) lù (fourth tone, falling)catalog
• 目睹mù (fourth tone, falling) dǔ (third tone, dipping)to witness
• 引人注目yǐn (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) zhù (fourth tone, falling) mù (fourth tone, falling)to attract attention
• 瞩目/矚目zhǔ (third tone, dipping) mù (fourth tone, falling)to focus attention upon
• 醒目xǐng (third tone, dipping) mù (fourth tone, falling)eye-grabbing (headline)
• 栏目/欄目lán (second tone, rising) mù (fourth tone, falling)regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)
• 科目kē (first tone, high and level) mù (fourth tone, falling)subject