眼镜腿

眼鏡腿

yǎnjìngtuǐ

noun

Meanings

1 eyeglass temple
2 arm of glasses

Characters

Examples

我的眼镜腿松了,得去调一下。

Wǒ de yǎnjìngtuǐ sōng le, děi qù tiáo yīxià.

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

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