眼孔大

yǎnkǒngdà

phrase

Meanings

1 broad-visioned
2 having seen a lot of the world

Characters

Examples

走南闯北这些年，他眼孔大了许多。

Zǒu nán chuǎng běi zhè xiē nián, tā yǎnkǒng dà le xǔduō.

After years of traveling all over, his horizons have broadened a lot.

她在大城市待过，眼孔大，看事情通透。

Tā zài dà chéngshì dāi guò, yǎnkǒng dà, kàn shìqíng tōngtòu.

She's spent time in big cities — her vision is wide and she sees things clearly.

Tips

register

Colloquial and slightly old-fashioned. Modern equivalents are 眼界宽 or 见过世面.

Stroke Order

眼 yǎn

孔 kǒng

大 dà