眉目传情

眉目傳情
méimù-chuánqíng
idiom #50,502

Meanings

  1. 1 to make eyes at someone
  2. 2 to convey love with one's eyes

Examples

HSK 5
Liǎng ge niánqīngrén gé zhe zhuōzi méimù-chuánqíng.
The two young people made eyes at each other across the table.
HSK 7-9
Xìtái shàng, xiǎoshēng hé huādàn méimù-chuánqíng, bǎ yí duàn àiqíng yǎn de hánxù dòngrén.
On stage, the young lead and the young actress exchanged loving glances, playing the romance with quiet charm.

Tips

culture
Love shown through glances rather than words is a classic image of romance in Chinese fiction, opera and song. A related phrase is 暗送秋波 "to cast amorous glances in secret".

Stroke Order

眉 méi
目 mù
传 chuán
情 qíng