眼镜腿

眼鏡腿

yǎnjìngtuǐ

noun

Meanings

1 eyeglass temple
2 arm of glasses

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

我的眼镜腿松了，得去调一下。

Wǒ de yǎnjìngtuǐ sōng le, děi qù tiáo yíxià.

The arms of my glasses are loose - I need to get them adjusted.

HSK 7-9

这副眼镜腿是可以折叠的。

Zhè fù yǎnjìngtuǐ shì kěyǐ zhédié de.

The temples of these glasses are foldable.

Tips

memory

Chinese often names machine and object parts using body-part metaphors: 眼镜腿 (glasses 'leg' = temple), 桌子腿 (table leg), 椅子背 (chair back), 瓶口 (bottle 'mouth' = opening), 锅耳 (pot ear = handle).

Stroke Order

眼 yǎn

镜 jìng

腿 tuǐ