眼皮

yǎnpí
noun #7,232

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 eyelid

Examples

Tā de yǎnpí yīzhí zài tiào.
Her eyelid keeps twitching.
Tā kùn de yǎnpí dōu zhēng bù kāi le.
He's so sleepy he can't keep his eyelids open.
Zhè jiàn shì jiù fāshēng zài tā yǎnpí dǐxia.
This happened right under his nose.

Tips

culture
In Chinese superstition, 左眼 (left eyelid twitching) means good luck is coming, while 右眼 (right eyelid twitching) means bad luck. The saying goes: 左眼右眼.
usage
眼皮底下 (under one's eyelid) is an idiom meaning 'right under one's nose', similar to English.

Stroke Order

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