目不转睛 meaning in English

mùbùzhuǎnjīng

unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily; to stare

HSK 7-9Traditional 目不轉睛30 strokes

Meaning of 目不转睛

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

mùbùzhuǎnjīng
  1. unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily
  2. to stare

Stroke order for each character

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目 mù · eye · 5 strokes

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不 bù · no · 4 strokes

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转 zhuǎn · to turn · 8 strokes

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睛 jīng · eyeball · 13 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 目不转睛.

对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
不用bùyòngneed not
不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
不对bùduìincorrect; wrong
不客气bù kèqìyou're welcome; don't mention it
不要bùyàodon't!; must not
不过bùguòonly; merely
不错bùcuòcorrect; right
不行bùxíngwon't do; be out of the question
不同bù tóngdifferent; distinct
眼睛yǎnjingeye

Questions about 目不转睛

What does 目不转睛 mean?

目不转睛 (mùbùzhuǎnjīng) means "unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily; to stare".

How do you write 目不转睛?

目不转睛 is made of 4 characters: 目 (5 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 转 (8 strokes), 睛 (13 strokes). That is 30 strokes in total.

Is 目不转睛 an HSK word?

Yes. 目不转睛 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 目不转睛 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 目不转睛 is written 目不轉睛.