眯眯眼

瞇瞇眼
mīmīyǎn
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
Tā xiào qǐlái jiù biànchéng le mīmīyǎn.
When he smiles his eyes turn into slits.
HSK 3
Yángguāng tài qiáng, tā yīzhí mīmīyǎn.
The sun was too strong, so she kept her eyes squinted.
HSK 3
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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