Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
镜
jìng
Description
"镜"就是我们每天照脸的东西，可以看到自己。
"镜" is the thing we use every day to look at our face and see ourselves.
它也可以指眼镜或者望远镜里的玻璃。
It can also refer to the glass in glasses or telescopes.
Meanings
镜jìng
a mirror
她每天早上都照镜子。
She looks in the mirror every morning.
镜jìng
lens; glass in glasses or optical devices
这副眼镜的镜片很薄。
The lenses of these glasses are very thin.
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Notes
- Nuance
镜 is rarely used alone in speech; usually appears in compounds like 镜子 or 眼镜.
- Etymology
the 钅(金) radical shows its origin from polished metal used as early mirrors.
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