眉眼传情

眉眼傳情
méiyǎn-chuánqíng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to make eyes at someone
  2. 2 to give someone the eye
  3. 3 to flirt with one's eyes

Examples

HSK 4
Tā gé zhe rénqún duì tā méiyǎn-chuánqíng.
She gave him the eye from across the crowd.
HSK 7-9
Liǎng rén zài wǔhuì shàng méiyǎn-chuánqíng, shéi dōu kàndechūlái.
The two were making eyes at each other at the dance - anyone could see it.

Tips

memory
Literally 'eyebrows and eyes transmit feeling' - (eyebrow) + (eye) + 传情 (convey emotion). The image of communicating affection silently through facial expression makes it stick.

Stroke Order

méi
yǎn
chuán
qíng