目不转睛 (mù bù zhuǎn jīng): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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目不转睛
目不转睛 (mù bù zhuǎn jīng): Staring fixedly / With eyes fixed — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
目 • mù • eye
mù
目
eye
不 • bù • not; no • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
bù
不
not; no
转 • zhuǎn • turn • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
zhuǎn
转
turn
睛 • jīng • eyeball; eye
jīng
睛
eyeball; eye
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How to Use 目不转睛 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
with
盯着
mù
目
bù
不
zhuǎn
转
jīng
睛
de
地
dīng
盯
zhe
着
neutral
stare fixedly
Verb + Complement
with
看
kàn
看
de
得
mù
目
bù
不
zhuǎn
转
jīng
睛
Verb + Adverb
with
看
mù
目
bù
不
zhuǎn
转
jīng
睛
de
地
kàn
看
Verb + Object
with
令人
lìng
令
rén
人
mù
目
bù
不
zhuǎn
转
jīng
睛
5.
Example Sentences with 目不转睛
tā
他
mù
目
bù
不
zhuǎn
转
jīng
睛
dì
地
neutral
watch with rapt attention
neutral
watch without blinking
formal
Written
captivating
kàn
看
zhe
着
diàn
电
shì
视
。
He is staring at the TV without blinking.
tā
他
mù
目
bù
不
zhuǎn
转
jīng
睛
dì
地
dīng
盯
zhe
着
píng
屏
mù
幕
,
shēng
生
pà
怕
cuò
错
guò
过
rèn
任
hé
何
guān
关
jiàn
键
xìn
信
xī
息
。
He stared fixedly at the screen, afraid of missing any crucial information.
zài
在
tán
谈
pàn
判
guò
过
chéng
程
zhōng
中
,
shuāng
双
fāng
方
dài
代
biǎo
表
dōu
都
mù
目
bù
不
zhuǎn
转
jīng
睛
dì
地
guān
观
chá
察
zhe
着
duì
对
fāng
方
de
的
xì
细
wēi
微
fǎn
反
yìng
应
。
During the negotiation process, representatives from both sides stared fixedly, observing each other's subtle reactions.
hái
孩
zi
子
men
们
mù
目
bù
不
zhuǎn
转
jīng
睛
dì
地
tīng
听
lǎo
老
shī
师
jiǎng
讲
gù
故
shì
事
。
The children are listening to the teacher's story with fixed attention.
nǐ
你
wèi
为
shén
什
me
么
mù
目
bù
不
zhuǎn
转
jīng
睛
dì
地
kàn
看
zhe
着
chuāng
窗
wài
外
,
shì
是
fā
发
xiàn
现
le
了
shén
什
me
么
yǒu
有
qù
趣
de
的
shì
事
qíng
情
ma
吗
?
Why are you staring fixedly out the window? Did you notice something interesting?
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 目不转睛.
Words with
目
节目
jié mù
programme
目的
mù dì
objective; purpose
目的地
mù dì dì
destination (location)
目前
mù qián
at present
目录
mù lù
catalogue; table of contents
目标
mù biāo
aim; objective; goal
项目
xiàng mù
project; item; clause
题目
tí mù
topic; subject; title
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
bù cuò
correct
Words with
转
转发
zhuǎn fā
to forward; to repost; to share
转机
zhuǎn jī
Turning point
好转
hǎo zhuǎn
to improve
转变
zhuǎn biàn
change; convert; turn
Words with
睛
眼睛
yǎn jing
eye
画龙点睛
huà lóng diǎn jīng
To dot the dragon's eyes / To add the finishing touch
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
转告
zhuǎn gào
pass on; communicate; transmit
周转
zhōu zhuǎn
turnover; have enough to meet the need
扭转
niǔ zhuǎn
turn round; reverse
旋转
xuán zhuǎn
revolve; rotate; spin