睐 (lài): to look sidelong at

Meanings

1 to look sidelong at
2 to favor; to show interest in

Characters

睐

lài

to look sidelong at; to favor

Examples

这款新产品赢得了许多顾客的青睐。

Zhè kuǎn xīn chǎnpǐn yíngdé le xǔduō gùkè de qīnglài.

This new product has won the favor of many customers.

她睐了他一眼，意味深长。

Tā lài le tā yì yǎn, yìwèishēncháng.

She gave him a sidelong glance, full of meaning.

Tips

usage

Alone 睐 is literary. In everyday Chinese you meet it almost only in 青睐 (to favor / show preference for) and 垂青-style favor expressions. The original sense is glancing sideways at someone you like.

Components

radical

目 mù

eye

The eye radical on the left signals this is about looking; the whole character is a kind of glance.

phonetic

来 lái

to come

Carries the sound: 来 shifts to lài here, the same phonetic seen in 赖.

Stroke Order

睐 lài

Related Words

青睐 qīnglài #17,686

to show favor to / to look upon favorably

顾 gù HSK 6 #5,745

to look after; to care for / to attend to; to take into account / to look around; to turn around

开场 kāichǎng HSK 7-9 #4,973

to begin (a show, game, etc.) / opening

爱好 àihào HSK 1 #4,340

hobby; interest; passion

呈 chéng #5,224

to present; to submit / to show; to display; to assume (a form)

出场 chūchǎng HSK 6 #3,867

to enter the stage; to make an appearance / to appear (in a game, show, or public event)

查看 chákàn HSK 6 #3,865

to examine; to check; to inspect; to look over

回顾 huígù HSK 5 #3,771

to look back; to review / retrospect

不妙 bùmiào #3,525

not good / something is wrong / things look bad

答 dá HSK 5 #3,018

to answer; to reply / to respond; to return (a favor)