眼眶

yǎnkuàng
noun #23,467

Meanings

  1. 1 eye socket
  2. 2 rim of the eye
  3. 3 eye orbit

Examples

Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, tā de yǎnkuàng hóng le.
When she heard the news, the rims of her eyes turned red.
Tā qiáng rěn lèishuǐ, yǎnkuàng shīrùn le.
He held back his tears, but his eye sockets grew moist.

Tips

usage
眼眶 or 眼眶湿 is a very common literary way to describe someone on the verge of tears without saying they actually cried. It is frequently used in novels and scripts.

Stroke Order

yǎn
kuàng