光彩夺目

光彩奪目
guāngcǎi-duómù
idiom #21,481

Meanings

  1. 1 dazzlingly brilliant
  2. 2 to dazzle the eyes
  3. 3 breathtakingly radiant

Examples

HSK 7-9
Yèwǎn de chéngshì dēngguāng guāngcǎi-duómù.
The city lights at night were dazzlingly brilliant.
HSK 7-9
Tā chuānzhe nà jiàn guāngcǎi-duómù de lǐfú zǒujìn le huìchǎng.
She walked into the venue wearing that dazzling gown.

Tips

memory
光彩 (radiance / splendor) + 夺目 (to seize the eyes / eye-catching), so brilliant it steals your gaze. literally means 'to seize,' making this idiom quite vivid.

Stroke Order

guāng
cǎi
duó