眼睛 yǎnjing — 人和动物的视觉器官

义项

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   人和动物的视觉器官

   The eye. Chinese does not mark the plural, so 她的眼睛很大 describes both eyes at once, and 双 is the measure word for the pair.

   noun

字形拆解

• 眼

  yǎn (third tone, dipping)

  eye; a look, a glance; a small hole or aperture; measure word for wells and springs

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例句

• 她的眼睛很大。Tā (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) yǎnjing (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) dà. (fourth tone, falling)···

  She has big eyes.

• 我的眼睛很累，想休息一下。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) yǎnjing (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) lèi, (fourth tone, falling) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) xiūxi (first tone, high and level) yíxià. (second tone, rising)···

  My eyes are tired — I’d like a short break.

常见错误

• 不太对yǎnjīng

  正确yǎnjing

  The second syllable of 眼睛 is neutral. With a full first tone the word becomes 眼镜 yǎnjìng "spectacles" in the ear of a listener, which is a different object altogether.

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