Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

Description

"眯"是眼睛微微闭起来的意思,我们笑的时候常常会眯着眼睛。

太阳很亮的时候,你也可以眯起眼睛看东西。

Meanings

to narrow or squint one's eyes

他眯着眼睛看远处的山。

to get dust in one's eye

沙子眯了我的眼睛。

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Notes

  • Nuance

    眯(mī) is voluntary squinting; 眯(mí) means foreign matter irritating the eye.

  • Etymology

    combines 目 (eye) with 米 (mǐ) as phonetic component.

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