斜视

斜視

xiéshì

noun #27,808

Meanings

1 strabismus; crossed eyes; squint
2 to look askance; to glance sideways

Characters

slanted; oblique; tilted

to look at; vision; sight

Examples

HSK 5

他斜视了一眼窗外，没有说话。

Tā xiéshì le yī yǎn chuāngwài, méiyǒu shuōhuà.

He cast a sideways glance out of the window without saying a word.

HSK 7-9

孩子患有斜视，医生建议尽早治疗。

Háizi huànyǒu xiéshì, yīshēng jiànyì jǐnzǎo zhìliáo.

The child has strabismus; the doctor recommends treatment as early as possible.

Tips

usage

斜视 functions both as a medical noun (strabismus/squint) and as a verb phrase (to look sideways/askance). The medical usage requires context like 患斜视 (to have strabismus). The sideways-look sense often implies disdain or suspicion.

Stroke Order

斜 xié

视 shì