睁
zhēng
Meaning
- to open (one's eyes)
Definition
睁开（眼睛）。
to open (one's eyes).
Usage
动词，常用于描述睁开眼睛的动作，也可引申为觉醒、关注等。
Verb, commonly used to describe the action of opening one's eyes, can also be extended to mean awakening or paying attention.
Examples
- 1 早晨醒来，他慢慢睁开了眼睛。 (Waking up in the morning, he slowly opened his eyes.)
- 2 她吃惊地睁大了眼睛。 (She opened her eyes wide in surprise.)
- 3 别睁着眼睛说瞎话！ (Don't lie with your eyes wide open!)
- 4 他睁眼看了看四周，发现一切都很陌生。 (He opened his eyes and looked around, finding everything unfamiliar.)
- 5 在这个问题上，我们必须睁大眼睛看清楚。 (On this issue, we must keep our eyes wide open to see clearly.)
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