小眼睛

xiǎoyǎnjing

noun

Measure Word

一双小眼睛 shuāng

Meanings

1 small eyes
2 narrow eyes

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他长着一双小眼睛，笑起来特别可爱。

Tā zhǎng zhe yì shuāng xiǎoyǎnjing, xiào qǐlái tèbié kě'ài.

He has a pair of small eyes, and his smile is especially cute.

HSK 6

化妆时小眼睛可以用眼线放大。

Huàzhuāng shí xiǎoyǎnjing kěyǐ yòng yǎnxiàn fàngdà.

When doing makeup, small eyes can be enlarged with eyeliner.

HSK 7-9

小眼睛的女生其实更耐看。

Xiǎoyǎnjing de nǚshēng qíshí gèng nàikàn.

Girls with small eyes actually get prettier the more you look.

Tips

culture

In modern Chinese beauty discourse 小眼睛 is a neutral descriptor, often paired with 单眼皮 (single eyelid). Celebrities like 黄渤 and 雷佳音 have built part of their charm around their small eyes - it is no longer treated as a flaw.

Stroke Order

小 xiǎo

眼 yǎn

睛 jīng