眼窝

眼窩

yǎnwō

noun #27,644

Measure Word

一个眼窝 gè

Meanings

1 eye socket
2 orbit (of the eye)

Characters

nest; hollow; socket; den

Examples

她眼窝深陷，看起来累坏了。

Tā yǎnwō shēn xiàn, kàn qǐlái lèi huài le.

Her eyes were sunken deep in their sockets — she looked completely exhausted.

他的眼窝里含着泪水，强忍着没哭出来。

Tā de yǎnwō lǐ hán zhe lèishuǐ, qiáng rěn zhe méi kū chūlái.

His eyes were brimming with tears, but he held them back.

Tips

usage

眼窝 refers to the bony socket around the eye. It appears in emotional descriptions: 眼窝酸 (eyes stinging, about to cry) or 眼窝红 (eyes reddened from emotion). Distinct from 眼眶 (yǎnkuàng), which also means eye socket/rim and appears in similar emotional contexts.

Stroke Order

眼 yǎn

窝 wō