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眼睁睁 (yǎn zhēng zhēng): Helplessly watching (adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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眼 • yǎn • eye • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
yǎn眼

eye

睁 • zhēng • open (eyes) • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
zhēng睁

open (eyes)

睁 • zhēng • open (eyes) • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
zhēng睁

open (eyes)

Word Info

Pinyinyǎn zhēng zhēng
Meaninghelplessly watching
Characters3
Syntaxadverb

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 眼睁睁.

Words with 眼
  • 眼睛yǎn jingeye
  • 眼前yǎn qiánbefore one's eyes
  • 眼镜yǎn jìng(eye) glasses
  • 眼泪yǎn lèitears
  • 眼光yǎn guāngsight; foresight; insight
  • 眼看yǎn kànsoon
  • 眼神yǎn shénexpression in one's eyes
  • 眼色yǎn sèhint given with the eyes; meaningful glance
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Example Sentences with 眼睁睁

tā他
yǎn眼
zhēng睁
zhēng睁
kàn看
zhe着
qián钱
bāo包
bèi被
rén人
tōu偷
zǒu走
què却
wú无
néng能
wéi为
lì力
。
He helplessly watched his wallet being stolen but could do nothing.
wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
yǎn眼
zhēng睁
zhēng睁
kàn看
zhe
着
péng朋
you友
xiàn陷
rù入
kùn困
jìng境
。
We cannot helplessly watch our friend fall into trouble.