杏眼

xìngyǎn
noun

Measure Word

杏眼 shuāng

Meanings

  1. 1 almond eyes
  2. 2 large round eyes (considered beautiful)

Examples

Tā yǒu yì shuāng piàoliang de xìngyǎn.
She has a lovely pair of almond eyes.
Xìngyǎn pèi cháng jiémáo tèbié xiǎn qìzhì.
Almond eyes with long lashes look especially elegant.
Huàshī gěi nǚzhǔ shèjì le yì shuāng língdòng de xìngyǎn.
The artist designed lively almond eyes for the female lead.

Tips

culture
Traditional Chinese descriptions of feminine beauty catalogue eye shapes: 杏眼 (apricot-shaped, round and clear), (phoenix, long and tapered upward), 丹凤眼 (a sharp upward-tapered phoenix eye). 杏眼 is the "bright, wide, innocent" ideal.

Stroke Order

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