尽收眼底

盡收眼底

jìnshōu-yǎndǐ

idiom #56,059

Meanings

1 to take in the whole view at a glance
2 to lie spread out before one's eyes

Characters

completely; all

Examples

HSK 6

站在山顶，整个城市尽收眼底。

Zhàn zài shāndǐng, zhěnggè chéngshì jìnshōu-yǎndǐ.

From the mountaintop, the whole city lies spread out below.

HSK 7-9

这家酒店的顶楼餐厅视野开阔，西湖美景尽收眼底。

Zhè jiā jiǔdiàn de dǐnglóu cāntīng shìyě kāikuò, Xīhú měijǐng jìnshōu-yǎndǐ.

The hotel's rooftop restaurant has a sweeping view, with all the beauty of West Lake laid out below.

Tips

mistakes

尽 means "completely" here and reads jìn, not jǐn as in 尽管. The subject is the view, not the viewer: 整个城市尽收眼底 "the whole city is taken in at a glance".

Stroke Order

尽 jìn

收 shōu

眼 yǎn

底 dǐ