眼睛 (yǎnjing)

眼睛 means eyes. It refers to the organs of vision on the face. Note that 睛 is pronounced in the neutral tone (jing, not jīng) in this compound.

Meanings

[noun] Eyes; the organs of sight.

Example Sentences

她的眼睛很大很漂亮。 Tā de yǎnjing hěn dà hěn piàoliang. Her eyes are very big and beautiful.

我的眼睛有点儿不舒服。 Wǒ de yǎnjing yǒudiǎnr bù shūfu. My eyes feel a little uncomfortable.

请闭上眼睛，放松一下。 Qǐng bìshang yǎnjing, fàngsōng yīxià. Please close your eyes and relax.

看书时间太长，眼睛很累。 Kàn shū shíjiān tài cháng, yǎnjing hěn lèi. After reading for too long, my eyes are very tired.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
闭上眼睛	to close one's eyes
睁开眼睛	to open one's eyes
眼睛疼	eyes hurt
大眼睛	big eyes
保护眼睛	to protect one's eyes

Memory Hook

眼 is the eye radical and 睛 also contains 目 (eye). Double eye characters make 眼睛 unmistakable. The word looks like two eyes staring back at you from the page.