瞪眼

dèngyǎn

verb #28,478

Meanings

1 to stare wide-eyed
2 to glare at someone
3 to scowl

Characters

to stare; to open eyes wide

Examples

HSK 2

他对着我瞪眼，让我很不舒服。

Tā duì zhe wǒ dèngyǎn, ràng wǒ hěn bù shūfu.

He glared at me, making me very uncomfortable.

HSK 6

老师瞪眼看着那个不守规矩的学生。

Lǎoshī dèngyǎn kàn zhe nàge bù shǒu guīju de xuésheng.

The teacher stared down the unruly student.

Tips

memory

瞪 (to open eyes wide) + 眼 (eye): imagine someone's eyes bulging open in anger. The character 瞪 itself has 目 (eye) on the left, reinforcing the image.

Stroke Order

瞪 dèng

眼 yǎn