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睁

zhēng

to open

A person wakes up and opens their eyes
Memory picture

Character

睁 zhēng

Strokes
11
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
目 eye 争 to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他一睁眼,就看到窗外的树叶被风吹得乱晃。 Tā yì zhēng yǎn, jiù kàndào chuāngwài de shùyè bèi fēng chuī de luàn huàng. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the leaves outside the window being blown about by the wind.
  • 孩子慢慢睁开眼睛,笑着看了看妈妈。 Háizi mànmàn zhēngkāi yǎnjing, xiào zhe kàn le kàn māma. The child slowly opened their eyes and smiled at mom.
  • 太困了,我连眼睛都睁不开。 Tài kùn le, wǒ lián yǎnjing dōu zhēng bù kāi. I am so sleepy that I can't even keep my eyes open.

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