亲眼

親眼

qīnyǎn

adverb HSK 6 #3,138

Meanings

我亲眼看到了那场事故。

Wǒ qīnyǎn kàndào le nàchǎng shìgù.

I saw that accident with my own eyes.

你不亲眼看看，怎么会相信呢？

Nǐ bù qīnyǎn kànkan, zěnme huì xiāngxìn ne?

How can you believe it without seeing it yourself?

她亲眼目睹了整个过程。

Tā qīnyǎnmùdǔ le zhěnggè guòchéng.

She witnessed the entire process with her own eyes.

usage

亲眼 is almost always followed by 看到, 看见, or 目睹. It emphasizes firsthand visual experience.

usage

Compare with 亲耳 (qīn ěr, 'with one's own ears') and 亲手 (qīn shǒu, 'with one's own hands').

亲 qīn

眼 yǎn