瞄一眼

miáoyìyǎn

phrase

Meanings

1 to take a quick glance
2 to shoot a look at
3 to peek

Characters

to take aim; to glance

Examples

HSK 6

他偷偷瞄了一眼答案。

Tā tōutōu miáo le yī yǎn dá'àn.

He stole a quick glance at the answer.

HSK 6

我只瞄一眼就知道是谁画的。

Wǒ zhǐ miáo yī yǎn jiù zhīdào shì shéi huà de.

One glance was all it took for me to know who painted it.

Tips

usage

瞄 (miáo) literally means 'to take aim' (as with a rifle); paired with 一眼 it becomes 'to aim a single glance', i.e. a quick, often surreptitious look. Past form: 瞄了一眼.

Stroke Order

瞄 miáo

一 yī

眼 yǎn