眼凄凄

yǎnqīqī

adjective

Meanings

1 with a sorrowful gaze
2 sad-eyed

Characters

Examples

她眼凄凄地看着离别的月台。

Tā yǎnqīqī de kàn zhe líbié de yuètái.

She looked at the platform of parting with sorrowful eyes.

小狗眼凄凄的，好像在找它的主人。

Xiǎogǒu yǎnqīqī de, hǎoxiàng zài zhǎo tā de zhǔrén.

The little dog looked on sadly, as if searching for its owner.

Tips

register

Literary and emotional. Modern everyday speech would more likely say 可怜巴巴 or 眼神凄凉.

Stroke Order

眼 yǎn

凄 qī