目不转睛

目不轉睛

mùbùzhuǎnjīng

idiom HSK 7 #22,741

Meanings

1 to stare without blinking
2 to gaze fixedly
3 with rapt attention

Characters

Examples

她目不转睛地看着舞台。

Tā mùbùzhuǎnjīng de kàn zhe wǔtái.

She stared at the stage without blinking.

孩子们目不转睛地盯着电视。

Háizimen mùbùzhuǎnjīng de dīng zhe diànshì.

The children stared at the TV with rapt attention.

Tips

memory

目 (eyes) 不 (not) 转 (turn) 睛 (pupils) = eyes don't turn away, i.e., staring intently.

Stroke Order

目 mù

不 bù

转 zhuǎn

睛 jīng