Meaning
to open (eye)
Chinese: 张开眼睛。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zheng” becomes a different word in each tone. 睁 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 睁开zhēng kāito open (one's eyes)
- 睁眼zhēng yǎnto open one's eyes
- 眼睁睁yǎn zhēng zhēngto stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly
- 目睁口呆mù zhēng kǒu dāistunned; dumbstruck
- 睁眼瞎zhēng yǎn xiāan illiterate; sb who has blurred vision; sb who is willfully blind
Example Sentence
早上醒来，他睁开眼睛看了看窗外。Zǎo shang xǐng lái, tā zhēng kāi yǎn jing kàn le kàn chuāng wài.Waking in the morning, he opened his eyes and looked out the window.
早上Zǎo shangearly morning醒来xǐng láito waken，他tāhe睁开zhēng kāito open (one's eyes)眼睛yǎn jingeye看kànto look after了le(completed action)看kànto look after窗chuāngwindow外wàioutside。