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字眼 (zì yǎn): Wording / Writings (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
1.
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Character Breakdown
字 • zì • (Chinese) character • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
zì
字
(Chinese) character
眼 • yǎn • eye • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
yǎn
眼
eye
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More common words that include characters from 字眼.
Words with
字
名字
míng zi
given name
汉字
hàn zì
Chinese character
字典
zì diǎn
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
数字
shù zì
digital
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
crossroads
字幕
zì mù
captions; subtitles
字母
zì mǔ
letters [of an alphabet]
文字
wén zì
writing
Words with
眼
眼睛
yǎn jing
eye
眼前
yǎn qián
before one's eyes
眼镜
yǎn jìng
(eye) glasses
眼泪
yǎn lèi
tears
眼光
yǎn guāng
sight; foresight; insight
眼看
yǎn kàn
soon
眼神
yǎn shén
expression in one's eyes
眼色
yǎn sè
hint given with the eyes; meaningful glance
4.
How to Use 字眼 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
关键
guān
关
jiàn
键
de
的
zì
字
yǎn
眼
neutral
key wording
Idiom
with
咬文嚼字
咬
文
嚼
字
neutral
be pedantic about wording
Verb + Object
with
抠
kōu
抠
zì
字
yǎn
眼
informal
split hairs over wording
Subject + Predicate
with
精准
zì
字
yǎn
眼
jīng
精
zhǔn
准
5.
Example Sentences with 字眼
zhè
这
ge
个
zì
字
yǎn
眼
hěn
很
jiǎn
简
dān
formal
Written
precise wording
单
。
This word is very simple.
lǜ
律
shī
师
zài
在
qǐ
起
cǎo
草
hé
合
tong
同
shí
时
，
duì
对
měi
每
gè
个
zì
字
yǎn
眼
dōu
都
fǎn
反
fù
复
tuī
推
qiāo
敲
。
The lawyer carefully deliberated over every wording when drafting the contract.
tā
他
shuō
说
huà
话
shí
时
zǒng
总
ài
爱
yòng
用
yī
一
xiē
些
tè
特
bié
别
de
的
zì
字
yǎn
眼
。
He always likes to use some special words when he speaks.
tā
他
xiě
写
de
的
wén
文
zhāng
章
lǐ
里
，
yí
一
gè
个
duō
多
yú
余
de
的
zì
字
yǎn
眼
dōu
都
zhǎo
找
bú
不
dào
到
。
Not a single superfluous word can be found in his writings.
rì
日
cháng
常
liáo
聊
tiān
天
zhōng
中
，
yòng
用
xiē
些
yōu
幽
mò
默
de
的
zì
字
yǎn
眼
néng
能
huó
活
yuè
跃
qì
气
fēn
氛
。
Using some humorous wording in daily conversation can liven up the atmosphere.
