瞄一眼

miáoyīyǎn

phrase

Meanings

1 to take a quick glance
2 to shoot a look at
3 to peek

Characters

to take aim; to glance

Examples

他偷偷瞄了一眼答案。

Tā tōutōu miáole yī yǎn dá'àn.

He stole a quick glance at the answer.

我只瞄一眼就知道是谁画的。

Wǒ zhǐ miáo yī yǎn jiù zhīdào shì shéi huà de.

One glance was all it took for me to know who painted it.

Tips

usage

瞄 (miáo) literally means 'to take aim' (as with a rifle); paired with 一眼 it becomes 'to aim a single glance', i.e. a quick, often surreptitious look. Past form: 瞄了一眼.

Stroke Order

瞄 miáo

一 yī

眼 yǎn