眼线

眼線

yǎnxiàn

noun #12,716

Meanings

1 eyeliner (cosmetics)
2 informer; spy; scout

Characters

Examples

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.

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.

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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