眼 yǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- Made of
- 目 eye 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
眼看
yǎnkàn
soon, in a moment; to see something happen
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Example phrases
- 眼看会议就要开始，他才匆匆赶到现场。 Yǎnkàn huìyì jiù yào kāishǐ, tā cái cōngcōng gǎndào xiànchǎng. Just as the meeting was about to begin, he hurriedly arrived at the scene.
- 眼看天就要黑了，我们还没找到住的地方。 Yǎnkàn tiān jiù yào hēi le, wǒmen hái méi zhǎodào zhù de dìfang. It is about to get dark and we still have not found a place to stay.
- 他眼看着孩子一天天长大，心里特别高兴。 Tā yǎnkànzhe háizi yì tiān tiān zhǎngdà, xīnlǐ tèbié gāoxìng. He watched his child grow up day by day and felt especially happy.
Related words
- 眼 yǎn eye
- 眼睛 yǎnjing eyes
- 眼前 yǎnqián before one's eyes
- 眼镜 yǎnjìng glasses
- 眼泪 yǎnlèi tears
- 眼里 yǎnli in the eyes
- 眼光 yǎnguāng taste; judgment
- 刺眼 cìyǎn dazzling; harsh on the eyes
- 眉开眼笑 méikāiyǎnxiào to beam with joy; all smiles
- 抢眼 qiǎngyǎn eye-catching; striking
- 亲眼 qīnyǎn with one's own eyes
- 显眼 xiǎnyǎn conspicuous; eye-catching