小眼睛

xiǎoyǎnjing
noun

Measure Word

小眼睛 shuāng

Meanings

  1. 1 small eyes
  2. 2 narrow eyes

Examples

HSK 3
Tā zhǎng zhe yì shuāng xiǎoyǎnjing, xiào qǐlái tèbié kě'ài.
He has a pair of small eyes, and his smile is especially cute.
HSK 7-9
Xiǎoyǎnjing de nǚshēng qíshí gèng nàikàn.
Girls with small eyes actually get prettier the more you look.
HSK 7-9
Huàzhuāng shí xiǎoyǎnjing kěyǐ yòng yǎnxiàn fàngdà.
When doing makeup, small eyes can be enlarged with eyeliner.

Tips

culture
In modern Chinese beauty discourse 小眼睛 is a neutral descriptor, often paired with 单眼皮 (single eyelid). Celebrities like 黄渤 and 雷佳音 have built part of their charm around their small eyes - it is no longer treated as a flaw.

Stroke Order

xiǎo
yǎn
jīng