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All wordsHSK 2 · The body

yǎn

HSK 2 · word 1109 of 3,000

Meaning

Measure word

zhī

Example sentence

他戴眼镜。

tā dài yǎn jìng

He is wearing glasses.

The character 眼

is , an eye, beside . 眼睛 is the everyday word for the organ, 眼前 is right in front of you, 一眼 is a single glance — and now survives mostly inside other characters.

Words containing 眼

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