Word: 眼 (yǎn) 眼 dictionary entry yǎn eye; a look; small hole; salient point; classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc Full dictionary entry for 眼 Example sentences using 眼 21 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 前官便是后官的眼 qián guān biànshì hòu guān de yǎn the former official is the later official's eyes 尘不迷人眼，水不迷鱼眼，草不迷鹰眼 chén bù mírén yǎn, shuǐ bù mí yúyǎn, cǎo bù mí yīngyǎn dust can't blind a person's eyes, water can't blind a fish's eyes, grass can't blind an eagle's eyes 张飞穿针，大眼儿瞪小眼儿 Zhāng Fēi chuānzhēn, dà yǎn ér dèng xiǎoyǎn ér Zhang Fei threading a needle: big eye stares at small eye 我妈妈眼含着泪看我。 Wǒ māma yǎn hánzhe lèi kàn wǒ. My mother looked at me with tears in her eyes. 我的右眼有点疼。 Wǒ de yòu yǎn yǒudiǎn téng. My right eye hurts a little. 沙粒虽小伤人眼 shālì suī xiǎo shāngrén yǎn though a grain of sand is small, it hurts the eye 没眼先生上钟楼，瞎撞 méi yǎn xiānsheng shàng zhōnglóu, xiāzhuàng a blind man climbs the bell tower: bumping blindly 熟透了的藕，眼儿多 shútòule de ǒu, yǎn ér duō a fully ripe lotus root: many holes 王八看绿豆，对上眼了 wángba kàn lǜdòu, duì shàng yǎn le a turtle looks at a mung bean: eyes meet 珍珠没眼仁儿，瞎宝贝 zhēnzhū méi yǎn rénr, xiā bǎobèi a pearl with no pupil: a blind treasure 瓜好吃不讲老嫩，人对眼不讲丑俊 guā hǎochī bù jiǎng lǎo nèn, rén duì yǎn bù jiǎng chǒu jùn if a melon tastes good you don't mind if it's ripe or young; if someone catches your eye you don't mind plain or pretty 癞蛤蟆嗑瓜子儿,眼饱腹中饥 làiháma kē guāzir,yǎn bǎofù zhōng jī A toad cracking melon seeds: eyes full, belly hungry 眼过千遍,不如手过一遍 yǎn guò qiān biàn,bùrú shǒu guò yíbiàn eyes passing over it a thousand times is not as good as the hands doing it once 瞎子见钱眼也开 xiāzi jiàn qián yǎn yě kāi even a blind man's eyes open at the sight of money 窝窝头翻个儿，显大眼儿 wōwotóu fāngèr, xiǎn dà yǎn ér turn a cornmeal cone over: it shows its big hole 老乡见老乡,两眼泪汪汪 lǎoxiāng jiàn lǎoxiāng,liǎng yǎn lèiwāngwāng when fellow villagers meet, both eyes brim with tears 要是那灯泡不照我的眼就好了。 Yàoshi nà dēngpào bú zhào wǒ de yǎn jiù hǎole. If only that lamp weren't shining in my eye. 读书要三到：口到、眼到、心到 dúshū yào sān dào: kǒu dào, yǎn dào, xīn dào reading needs three 'arrivals': mouth, eyes, heart 这老人瞎了一只眼。 Zhè lǎorén xiāle yìzhī yǎn. The old man is blind in one eye. 那狗一只眼是瞎的。 Nà gǒu yìzhī yǎn shì xiā de. The dog is blind in one eye. 露多大脸，现多大眼 lòu duō dà liǎn, xiàn duō dà yǎn the bigger the face you show, the bigger the shame you show