眼睁睁 meaning in English

yǎnzhēngzhēng

to stare blankly; to look on helplessly

Traditional 眼睜睜33 strokes

Meaning of 眼睁睁

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yǎnzhēngzhēng
  1. to stare blankly
  2. to look on helplessly
  3. to look on unfeelingly

眼睁睁 in example sentences

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

你nǐ以yǐ为wéi我wǒ会huì眼yǎn睁zhēng睁zhēng地dì看kàn著zhù你nǐ去qù送sòng死sǐ?我wǒ会huì闭bì上shàng眼yǎn睛jīng的de。
Do you really think that I will simply watch you walk into trouble? I'd close my eyes.

Stroke order for each character

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眼 yǎn · eye · 11 strokes

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睁 zhēng · to open · 11 strokes

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睁 zhēng · to open · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 眼睁睁.

眼睛yǎnjingeye
眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes; now
眼镜yǎnjìngspectacles; eyeglasses
眼泪yǎnlèitear; teardrop
眼里yǎnli
眼光yǎnguānggaze; insight
眼看yǎnkànsoon; in a moment
亲眼qīnyǎnwith one's own eyes; personally
眼神yǎnshénexpression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance
一眼yīyǎna glance; a quick look
眼下yǎnxiànow; at present; (anatomy) subocular
眨眼zhǎyǎnto blink; to wink

Questions about 眼睁睁

What does 眼睁睁 mean?

眼睁睁 (yǎnzhēngzhēng) means "to stare blankly; to look on helplessly".

How do you write 眼睁睁?

眼睁睁 is made of 3 characters: 眼 (11 strokes), 睁 (11 strokes), 睁 (11 strokes). That is 33 strokes in total.

How is 眼睁睁 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 眼睁睁 is written 眼睜睜.