双目

雙目

shuāngmù

noun #23,681

Meanings

1 both eyes
2 a pair of eyes

Characters

pair / double / both

eye (formal/literary)

Examples

她双目含泪，却强忍着没有哭出来。

Tā shuāngmù hánlèi, què qiáng rěn zhe méiyǒu kū chūlái.

Her eyes were filled with tears, but she held back from crying.

他双目炯炯有神，充满活力。

Tā shuāngmù jiǒngjiǒngyǒushén, chōngmǎn huólì.

His eyes were bright and piercing, full of vitality.

Tips

register

双目 is literary/formal. In everyday speech, 两只眼睛 (two eyes) or 眼睛 is used instead. 双目 appears in written descriptions and set phrases like 双目失明 (blind in both eyes).

Stroke Order

双 shuāng

目 mù