盯 meaning in English

dīng

to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on

HSK 7-9verb7 strokes

Meaning of 盯

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dīng
  1. to watch attentively
  2. to fix one's attention on
  3. to stare at
  4. to gaze at

盯 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā整zhěng天tiān盯dīng著zhù你nǐ看kàn,肯kěn定dìng是shì喜xǐ欢huān你nǐ了le。
He's always looking at you. He must love you.
他tā一yì直zhí盯dīng着zhe她tā的de腿tuǐ。
He was staring at her legs the whole time.
盯dīng著zhù人rén看kàn是shì不bù礼lǐ貌mào的de。
It's impolite to stare at people.
她tā盯dīng著zhù可kě疑yí的de陌mò生shēng人rén看kàn。
She stared at the suspicious strangers.
素sù颜yán太tài害hài羞xiū了le,请qǐng不bú要yào盯dīng着zhe我wǒ看kàn。
It's embarrassing to be seen without make-up so please don't stare.

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盯 dīng · to watch attentively · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 盯.

盯住dīngzhùto watch sb closely; to breathe down sb's neck
盯紧dīngjǐnto keep an eye on
盯梢dīngshāoto follow sb; to tail

Questions about 盯

What does 盯 mean?

盯 (dīng) means "to watch attentively; to fix one's attention on" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 盯?

盯 is made of 1 character: 盯 (7 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.

Is 盯 an HSK word?

Yes. 盯 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.