着眼
zhuóyǎn
to focus on; to have in mind
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 这项改革不应只着眼短期增长，还要考虑社会承受能力。 Zhè xiàng gǎigé bù yīng zhǐ zhuóyǎn duǎnqī zēngzhǎng, hái yào kǎolǜ shèhuì chéngshòu nénglì. This reform should not focus only on short-term growth; it must also consider society's capacity to bear it.
- 规划城市交通时，应当着眼于未来的需要。 Guīhuà chéngshì jiāotōng shí, yīngdāng zhuóyǎn yú wèilái de xūyào. When planning urban transport, one should focus on future needs.
- 他的建议着眼于全局，而不只是眼前的利益。 Tā de jiànyì zhuóyǎn yú quánjú, ér bù zhǐ shì yǎnqián de lìyì. His proposal takes the whole picture into account, not just immediate gains.
Related words
- 着 zhe particle for an ongoing action or state (-ing)
- 接着 jiēzhe then; to continue
- 睡着 shuìzháo to fall asleep
- 着 zháo to successfully do (result ending)
- 着火 zháohuǒ to catch fire
- 着急 zháojí worried; anxious
- 随着 suízhe following; as
- 意味着 yìwèizhe to mean
- 用不着 yòngbuzháo need not
- 有着 yǒuzhe to have
- 本着 běnzhe in accordance with; acting on the basis of
- 沉着 chénzhuó calm; composed