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面面相觑

面面相覷
miànmiànxiāngqù
idiom #54,286

Meanings

  1. 1 to look at each other in dismay
  2. 2 to exchange bewildered glances

Examples

听到这个消息，大家面面相觑，不知所措。
Tīngdào zhè ge xiāoxi, dàjiā miànmiàn xiāngqù, bùzhī suǒcuò.
At the news, everyone exchanged bewildered looks, at a loss.
老师突然提问，学生们面面相觑。
Lǎoshī tūrán tíwèn, xuéshēngmen miànmiàn xiāngqù.
When the teacher suddenly asked a question, the students stared blankly at each other.

Tips

memory
觑 (qù) means 'to peek/glance'. Picture four eyes meeting across a table — 面 face, 面 face, 相 mutual, 觑 glance.

Stroke Order

面 miàn
相 xiāng
觑 qù