yǎn zhēng zhēng

Traditional: 眼睜睜

眼睁睁 (yǎn zhēng zhēng) is a Chinese word meaning “to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 眼睁睁

眼yǎn · eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])睁zhēng · to open (one's eyes)睁zhēng · to open (one's eyes)

Related words

眼睛eye眼eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])眼神expression or emotion showing in one's eyes眼前before one's eyes眼镜spectacles睁to open (one's eyes)亲眼with one's own eyes眼泪tear; teardrop眼中in (sb's) eyes眼光gaze眨眼to blink眼下now; at present

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