眼

yǎn · yan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. eye
  2. small hole
  3. crux (of a matter)
  4. CL:隻 / 只 (zhī),雙 / 双 (shuāng)
  5. classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

要(yào)是(shì)那(nà)灯(dēng)泡(pào)不(bú)照(zhào)我(wǒ)的(de)眼(yǎn)就(jiù)好(hǎo)了(le)。

If only that lamp weren't shining in my eye.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)眼(yǎn)里(lǐ)含(hán)着(zhe)泪(lèi)水(shuǐ)。

His eyes were filled with tears.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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