闭眼 meaning in English

bìyǎn

to close one's eyes; (fig.) to die; to pass away

Traditional 閉眼17 strokes

Meaning of 闭眼

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bìyǎn
  1. to close one's eyes
  2. (fig.) to die; to pass away

闭眼 in example sentences

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

闭bì眼yǎn睡shuì觉jiào。
Close your eyes and go to sleep.
婚hūn前qián张zhāng开kāi眼yǎn,婚hūn后hòu半bàn闭bì眼yǎn。
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

Stroke order for each character

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闭 bì · to close · 6 strokes

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眼 yǎn · eye · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 闭眼.

眼睛yǎnjingeye
眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes; now
关闭guānbìto close; to shut (a window etc); (of a shop, school etc) to shut down
眼镜yǎnjìngspectacles; eyeglasses
眼泪yǎnlèitear; teardrop
眼里yǎnli
封闭fēngbìto close; to seal off; to close down (an illegal venue)
倒闭dǎobìto go bankrupt; to close down
眼光yǎnguānggaze; insight
闭幕bìmùthe curtain falls; lower the curtain
闭幕式bìmùshìclosing ceremony
眼看yǎnkànsoon; in a moment

Questions about 闭眼

What does 闭眼 mean?

闭眼 (bìyǎn) means "to close one's eyes; (fig.) to die; to pass away".

How do you write 闭眼?

闭眼 is made of 2 characters: 闭 (6 strokes), 眼 (11 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

How is 闭眼 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 闭眼 is written 閉眼.