亲眼目睹

親眼目睹

qīnyǎnmùdǔ

idiom #13,659

Meanings

1 to see with one's own eyes
2 to witness personally

Characters

personally; in person

to see; to witness

Examples

我亲眼目睹了那场事故的发生。

wǒ qīnyǎnmùdǔ le nà chǎng shìgù de fāshēng.

I witnessed that accident happen with my own eyes.

Tips

usage

亲眼目睹 is emphatic — both 亲眼 (with one's own eyes) and 目睹 (to witness) convey seeing. Used when the speaker wants to stress they personally saw something remarkable or significant.

Stroke Order

亲 qīn

眼 yǎn

目 mù

睹 dǔ