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吸睛

xījīng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 eye-catching
  2. 2 attention-grabbing

Examples

这件红裙子非常吸睛。
Zhè jiàn hóng qúnzi fēicháng xījīng.
This red dress is really eye-catching.
他的表演是全场最吸睛的。
Tā de biǎoyǎn shì quán chǎng zuì xījīng de.
His performance was the most eye-catching of the whole show.

Tips

memory
Literal breakdown: 吸 (xī, 'suck / draw in') + 睛 (jīng, 'eyeball'). Picture something that vacuums up your eyeballs — that's 吸睛.
register
A modern internet/marketing word, very common in fashion blogs, ads and entertainment news; sounds slightly trendy in everyday conversation.

Stroke Order

吸 xī
睛 jīng