Nounhint given with the eyes; meaningful glance

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 眼色.
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Character Breakdown

眼色 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 眼色 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 眼色 with other words naturally.
yǎn
neutral
pass a signal with eyes
Verb + Objectwith
yǒu
yǎn
neutral
be perceptive
Verb + Objectwith
kàn
yǎn
neutral
read someone's expression
Verb + Objectwith
shǐ使
yǎn
neutral
give a meaningful look
Verb + Objectwith 使

Example Sentences with 眼色

gěi
yǎn
jiù
míng
bái
le
He gave me a look, and I understood.
chá
jué
dào
lǎo
bǎn
de
yǎn
tíng
zhǐ
le
zhēng
biàn
Noticing the boss's meaningful glance, he immediately stopped arguing.
gāng
cái
wèi
shén
me
méi
kàn
dǒng
gěi
de
yǎn
Why didn't you understand the hint I gave you with my eyes just now?
shǐ使
le
yǎn
ràng
bié
shuō
huà
Mom gave me a meaningful look, signaling me not to speak.
wán
quán
méi
yǒu
lǐng
huì
de
yǎn
shuō
le
gāi
shuō
de
huà
He completely failed to grasp my meaningful glance and continued to say things he shouldn't have.
zài
tán
pàn
xiàn
jiāng
shí
wēi
miào
de
yǎn
néng
niǔ
zhuǎn
shì
When negotiations reach a deadlock, a subtle hint given with the eyes can turn the situation around.
zài
huì
shàng
tōng
guò
yǎn
àn
shì
tóng
shì
zhī
chí
de
During the meeting, he hinted at his colleague through a look to support his proposal.
péng
yǒu
jiān
jiǎn
dān
de
yǎn
wǎng
wǎng
shèng
guò
qiān
yán
wàn
A simple meaningful glance between friends often speaks volumes more than a thousand words.