青睐

青睞

qīnglài

verb #17,686

Meanings

1 to show favor to
2 to look upon favorably

Characters

blue-green; young

to gaze; to look at

Examples

这款产品深受消费者青睐。

Zhè kuǎn chǎnpǐn shēnshòu xiāofèizhě qīnglài.

This product is highly favored by consumers.

他的才华得到了导演的青睐。

Tā de cáihuá dédào le dǎoyǎn de qīnglài.

His talent won the director's favor.

Tips

history

From a story about Ruan Ji (阮籍) of the Three Kingdoms period, who would look at people he liked with 青眼 (blue/black eyes, i.e. looking straight at them) and people he disliked with 白眼 (white eyes, i.e. rolling his eyes).

Stroke Order

青 qīng

睐 lài