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睜: to open (one’s eyes); stare

By September 23, 2015January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

睜 [睁] zhēng

verb
: to open (one’s eyes); stare

Kun Reading

睜 | めっき metsuki


: open eyes, stare

On Reading

セイ sei
ジョウ jou

 Usage:

睜開 zheng1kai1: to open the eyes
睜眼 zheng1yan3: to open one’s eyes

睜眼昏迷 zheng1yan3 hun1mi2: agrypnocoma
 
眼睜睜 yan3 zheng1zheng1: to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly
睜大雙眼 zheng1 da4 shuang1yan3: to open both eyes wide

睜不開 zheng1 bu4 kai1: to be unable to open



Chinese expression | idiom
睜一眼閉一眼 [睁一眼闭一眼] zheng1 yi1 yan3 bi4 yi1 yan3
: to turn a blind eye

 Etymology:


睜 zheng1: to open the eyes; stare =
目 mu4: eye; look, see; division, topic +
zheng1: to dispute, fight, contend, strive



簡體 Simplified.



 Examples:

睜大你的眼睛!
zheng1 da4 ni3de yan3jing4
Keep your eyes wide open!

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary