眼线

眼線

yǎnxiàn

noun #12,716

Meanings

1 eyeliner (cosmetics)
2 informer; spy; scout

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

警方在那个组织里安插了眼线。

Jǐngfāng zài nàge zǔzhī lǐ ānchā le yǎnxiàn.

The police planted an informer in that organization.

HSK 7-9

她每天化妆都要画眼线。

Tā měitiān huàzhuāng dōu yào huà yǎnxiàn.

She draws eyeliner every day when putting on makeup.

Tips

usage

Two completely different meanings depending on context: in beauty/cosmetics it means eyeliner; in crime/espionage contexts it means a spy or informer.

Stroke Order

眼 yǎn

线 xiàn