眼鼓鼓

yǎngǔgǔ

adjective

Meanings

1 bug-eyed
2 with eyes wide open and bulging

Characters

Examples

他吓得眼鼓鼓地瞪着门口。

Tā xià de yǎngǔgǔ de dèng zhe ménkǒu.

He was so scared his eyes bulged as he stared at the doorway.

那只青蛙眼鼓鼓的，一动也不动。

Nà zhī qīngwā yǎngǔgǔ de, yī dòng yě bù dòng.

The frog sat bug-eyed and completely still.

Tips

memory

鼓 means 'drum' — picture eyes puffed out round as little drums.

Stroke Order

眼 yǎn

鼓 gǔ