眯眯眼

瞇瞇眼
mīmīyǎn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 squinty eyes
  2. 2 slitted / narrowly-opened eyes

Examples

Tā xiào qǐlái jiù biàn chéngle mīmīyǎn.
When he smiles his eyes turn into slits.
Yángguāng tài qiáng, tā yīzhí mīmīyǎn.
The sun was too strong, so she kept her eyes squinted.
Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn lǐ tā shì mīmīyǎn de yàngzi.
In this photo he has a squinty-eyed look.

Tips

culture
Descriptive in everyday Chinese for someone with naturally narrow eyes or a squinting expression. Since 2021 the same term became politicized online when Chinese netizens objected to Western advertisements (notably Three Squirrels and Dior) that they felt portrayed Chinese models in a "眯眯眼" style as a racist stereotype.

Stroke Order

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