睐 (lài): to look sidelong at

Meanings

1 to look sidelong at
2 to favor; to show interest in

Characters

睐

lài

to look sidelong at; to favor

Examples

HSK 5

这款新产品赢得了许多顾客的青睐。

Zhè kuǎn xīn chǎnpǐn yíngdé le xǔduō gùkè de qīnglài.

This new product has won the favor of many customers.

HSK 7-9

她睐了他一眼，意味深长。

Tā lài le tā yì yǎn, yìwèi-shēncháng.

She gave him a sidelong glance, full of meaning.

Tips

usage

Alone 睐 is literary. In everyday Chinese you meet it almost only in 青睐 (to favor / show preference for) and 垂青-style favor expressions. The original sense is glancing sideways at someone you like.

Components

radical

目 mù

eye

The eye radical on the left signals this is about looking; the whole character is a kind of glance.

phonetic

来 lái

to come

Carries the sound: 来 shifts to lài here, the same phonetic seen in 赖.

Stroke Order

睐 lài

Related Words

青睐 qīnglài #17,686

to show favor to / to look upon favorably

顾 gù HSK 6 #5,745

to look after; to care for / to attend to; to take into account / to look around; to turn around

开场 kāichǎng HSK 7-9 #4,973

to begin (a show, game, etc.) / opening

爱好 àihào HSK 1 #4,340

hobby; interest; passion

呈 chéng #5,224

to present; to submit / to show; to display; to assume (a form)

出场 chūchǎng HSK 6 #3,867

to enter the stage; to make an appearance / to appear (in a game, show, or public event)

查看 chákàn HSK 6 #3,865

to examine; to check; to inspect; to look over

回顾 huígù HSK 5 #3,771

to look back; to review / retrospect

不妙 bùmiào #3,525

not good / something is wrong / things look bad

答 dá HSK 5 #3,018

to answer; to reply / to respond; to return (a favor)