眼珠

yǎnzhū

noun #14,504

Meanings

1 eyeball
2 one's eyes

Characters

pearl; bead; ball

Examples

他的眼珠骨碌碌地转。

Tā de yǎnzhū gūlulū de zhuàn.

His eyes rolled around.

别老盯着人家的眼珠子看。

Bié lǎo dīng zhe rénjiā de yǎnzhūzi kàn.

Don't keep staring into other people's eyes.

Tips

usage

眼珠 and 眼珠子 (yǎnzhūzi, with the colloquial suffix 子) are interchangeable in speech. 眼球 (yǎnqiú) is the more formal/medical term for eyeball.

Stroke Order

眼 yǎn

珠 zhū