目光所及

mùguāngsuǒjí

phrase

Meanings

1 as far as the eye can see
2 wherever one's gaze reaches

Characters

that which (classical particle)

Examples

目光所及，皆是金黄的麦田。

Mùguāng suǒ jí, jiē shì jīnhuáng de màitián.

As far as the eye could see, there were golden wheat fields.

目光所及之处，全是雪白一片。

Mùguāng suǒ jí zhī chù, quán shì xuěbái yí piàn.

Everywhere the eye could see was a sheet of snow-white.

Tips

grammar

目光所及 follows the classical 所 + verb pattern: 所及 "that which is reached" = "the place reached." Together with 目光 mùguāng (gaze), it means "the place reached by one's gaze." Often introduces a sweeping landscape description and can stand alone as a clause.

Stroke Order

目 mù

光 guāng

所 suǒ

及 jí