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眼睁睁

yǎn zhēng zhēng · yan zheng zheng

Traditional 眼睜睜

Meaning

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他(tā)眼(yǎn)睁(zhēng)睁(zhēng)地(de)看(kàn)着(zhe)房(fáng)子(zi)被(bèi)大(dà)火(huǒ)烧(shāo)毁(huǐ)。

He watched helplessly as the house was destroyed by the fire.

我(wǒ)们(men)不(bù)能(néng)眼(yǎn)睁(zhēng)睁(zhēng)地(de)看(kàn)着(zhe)朋(péng)友(you)陷(xiàn)入(rù)困(kùn)境(jìng)。

We cannot just stand by and watch our friend get into trouble.

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