How to say “eyes” in Chinese
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“Eyes” in Chinese is 眼睛, yǎn jing: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
眼睛 is read yǎn jing: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 目 “eye”.
It also has the “eye” 目. In 眼睛 it is read with the neutral tone.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “眼睛”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 眼睛. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她眼睛很大tāyǎnjinghěndàShe has big eyes.
- 她有大大的眼睛。tāyǒudàdàdeyǎnjingShe has really big eyes.
- 我眼睛很痒wǒyǎnjinghěnyǎngMy eyes are itchy.
- 请闭上眼睛。qǐngbìshàngyǎnjingClose your eyes, please.
- 她有一双棕色的眼睛tāyǒuyìshuāngzōngsèdeyǎnjingShe has brown eyes.
- 基因决定了眼睛的颜色jīyīnjuédìngleyǎnjingdeyánsèGenes determine eye color.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “eyes” in Chinese?
“Eyes” in Chinese is 眼睛, pinyin yǎnjing.
What does 眼睛 mean?
眼睛 (yǎnjing) means “eyes”.
How do you write 眼睛?
眼睛 is 2 characters: 眼 (yǎn) — eye; 睛 (jīng) — pupil, eye. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 眼睛?
眼睛 is read yǎnjing. Tones: yǎn — third tone, jing — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“eyes” in the lesson “What does he look like?”
This word is from the topic “People around you” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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