光彩夺目

光彩奪目

guāngcǎiduómù

idiom #21,481

Meanings

1 dazzlingly brilliant
2 to dazzle the eyes
3 breathtakingly radiant

Characters

light / brightness

color / splendor / radiance

to seize / to dazzle

Examples

夜晚的城市灯光光彩夺目。

Yèwǎn de chéngshì dēngguāng guāngcǎi duómù.

The city lights at night were dazzlingly brilliant.

她穿着那件光彩夺目的礼服走进了会场。

Tā chuānzhe nà jiàn guāngcǎi duómù de lǐfú zǒu jìnle huìchǎng.

She walked into the venue wearing that dazzling gown.

Tips

memory

光彩 (radiance / splendor) + 夺目 (to seize the eyes / eye-catching) — so brilliant it steals your gaze. 夺 literally means 'to seize,' making this idiom quite vivid.

Stroke Order

光 guāng

彩 cǎi

夺 duó

目 mù