昏花

hūnhuā

adjective #50,265

Meanings

1 dim (of eyesight)
2 blurred (of vision)

Characters

(here) blurred / spotty

Examples

奶奶的眼睛已经昏花了。

Nǎinai de yǎnjing yǐjīng hūnhuā le.

Grandma's eyes have grown dim.

看了一晚上书，两眼昏花。

Kàn le yì wǎnshàng shū, liǎng yǎn hūnhuā.

After reading all night, my eyes were blurry.

Tips

usage

Almost exclusively collocated with 眼 / 双眼 / 老眼 to describe failing vision. The set phrase 老眼昏花 (lǎo yǎn hūnhuā) — 'old eyes dim and blurred' — is the most common form in writing.

Stroke Order

昏 hūn

花 huā