挤眼

擠眼

jǐyǎn

verb

Meanings

1 to wink
2 to wink at someone

Characters

Examples

他偷偷向我挤了挤眼。

Tā tōutōu xiàng wǒ jǐ le jǐyǎn.

He secretly winked at me.

她对镜头挤眼一笑。

Tā duì jìngtóu jǐyǎn yī xiào.

She winked at the camera with a smile.

Tips

usage

挤 = 'to squeeze / press', so 挤眼 is literally 'to squeeze the eye.' The reduplicated form 挤了挤眼 ('gave a quick wink') is the most common literary phrasing. Also written 眨眼 (zhǎyǎn, 'to blink'), but 挤眼 specifically implies a one-eyed signaling wink.

Stroke Order

挤 jǐ

眼 yǎn