凝视

凝視

níngshì

verb HSK 7-9 #12,795

Meanings

1 to gaze at
2 to stare at
3 to fix one's eyes on

Characters

to congeal; to concentrate

to look at; to regard

Examples

HSK 3

他凝视了我很久没有说话。

Tā níngshì le wǒ hěn jiǔ méiyǒu shuōhuà.

He stared at me for a long time without speaking.

HSK 4

她凝视着窗外的风景。

Tā níngshì zhe chuāngwài de fēngjǐng.

She gazed at the scenery outside the window.

Tips

register

More literary than 盯着. 凝视 implies a fixed, contemplative gaze - common in novels and formal writing.

Stroke Order

凝 níng

视 shì