Meaning of 眼光
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- gaze
- insight
- foresight
- vision
- way of looking at things
How to use 眼光
眼光 is most often used for judgment, taste, or foresight rather than a literal look. It pairs with words like 有 (yǒu), 好 (hǎo), and 长远 (chángyuǎn). Example: 你买的衣服真好看，你很有眼光。(Nǐ mǎi de yīfu zhēn hǎokàn, nǐ hěn yǒu yǎnguāng.) The clothes you bought look great, you have good taste.
眼光 combines 眼 (yǎn, eye) and 光 (guāng, light). Picture the light shining out of someone's eyes as they look ahead, so it means both their gaze and how far and clearly they can see.
Common mistake: Learners often use 眼光 for the physical eye or eyesight, but the eye is 眼睛 (yǎnjing) and eyesight is 视力 (shìlì). Also keep the third tone on 眼 (yǎn) and do not soften 光 into a neutral tone the way 睛 is in 眼睛.
眼光 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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眼 yǎn · eye · 11 strokes
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光 guāng · light · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 眼光.
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye |
| 阳光 | yángguāng | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic |
| 眼前 | yǎnqián | before one's eyes; now |
| 光明 | guāngmíng | light; radiance |
| 不光 | bùguāng | not the only one; not only |
| 眼镜 | yǎnjìng | spectacles; eyeglasses |
| 灯光 | dēngguāng | (stage) lighting; light |
| 眼泪 | yǎnlèi | tear; teardrop |
| 眼里 | yǎnli | |
| 光临 | guānglín | (formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend |
| 光盘 | guāngpán | compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM |
| 时光 | shíguāng | time (esp. as sth that passes) |
Questions about 眼光
What does 眼光 mean?
眼光 (yǎnguāng) means "gaze; insight" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 眼光?
眼光 is made of 2 characters: 眼 (11 strokes), 光 (6 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 眼光 an HSK word?
Yes. 眼光 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 有眼光 mean?
有眼光 (yǒu yǎnguāng) means someone has good judgment or good taste. People say it when someone picks a good gift, a good partner, or a smart investment.
How do you say 'look at something from a new perspective' with 眼光?
You can say 用新的眼光看问题 (yòng xīn de yǎnguāng kàn wèntí), to look at a problem with fresh eyes. The pattern 用……的眼光看 (yòng ... de yǎnguāng kàn) is very common for describing a point of view.