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一眼 (yī yǎn): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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一眼 (yī yǎn): A glance (adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

一眼 consists of 2 characters.

one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout

Example Sentences with 一眼

shān山

jiǎo脚

xià下

yǒu有

yì一

yǎn眼

yǒng涌

quán泉

。

There is a gushing spring at the foot of the mountain

tā她

tōu偷

tōu偷

dì地

kàn看

le了

tā他

yì一

yǎn眼

tā他

qīng轻

miè蔑

dì地

kàn看

le了

duì对

fāng方

yì一

yǎn

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wǒ我

yì一

yǎn眼

jiù就

kàn看

chuān穿

le了

。

She secretly glanced at him.

眼

。

He glanced at the other person with contempt.

tā他

de的

huǎng谎

yán言

。

I saw through his lie at a glance.

tā她

tōu偷

miáo瞄

le了

yì一

yǎn眼

xǐ喜

huan欢

de的

nán男

shēng生

。

She stole a glance at the boy she likes.

wǒ我

miáo瞄

le了

yì一

yǎn眼

shǒu手

biǎo表

，

fā发

xiàn现

chí迟

dào到

le了

。

I glanced at my watch and found I was late.

zài在

máng茫

máng茫

rén人

hǎi海

zhōng中

，

wǒ我

yī一

yǎn眼

jiù就

rèn认

chū出

le了

tā他

。

In the vast sea of people, I recognized him at a glance.

tā他

qīng轻

miè蔑

dì地

kàn看

le了

wǒ我

yī一

yǎn眼

。

He glanced at me with contempt.

wǒ我

bù不

jīng经

yì意

dì地

kàn看

le了

tā他

yī一

yǎn眼

。

I glanced at him inadvertently.

tā她

lěng冷

mò漠

dì地

kàn看

le了

wǒ我

yī一

yǎn眼

，

méi没

yǒu有

shuō说

huà话

。

She gave me a cold glance without saying a word.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 一眼.

Words with 一

一点儿yī diǎn erHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
一起yì qǐHSK 2
第一dì yīHSK 2
一共yī gòngHSK 3
一定yī dìngHSK 3
一样

yī yàng

HSK 3

一直yī zhíHSK 3

Words with 眼

眼睛yǎn jingHSK 2
眼镜yǎn jìngHSK 4
亲眼qīn yǎn
刺眼cì yǎn
字眼zìyǎn
抢眼qiǎng yǎn
显眼xiǎn yǎn
眨眼zhǎ yǎn