瞎眼

xiāyǎn

adjective #19,572

Meanings

1 blind
2 to be blind

Characters

Examples

那只猫瞎了一只眼。

Nà zhī māo xiā le yī zhī yǎn.

That cat is blind in one eye.

你瞎眼了吗？路牌写得那么清楚。

Nǐ xiāyǎn le ma? Lùpái xiě de nàme qīngchǔ.

Are you blind? The road sign is perfectly clear.

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When used figuratively (你瞎眼了吗？), it is blunt and rude — it means "Are you blind?" Used to criticize someone for failing to notice something obvious.

Stroke Order

瞎 xiā

眼 yǎn