瞪眼

dèngyǎn

verb #28,478

Meanings

1 to stare wide-eyed
2 to glare at someone
3 to scowl

Characters

to stare; to open eyes wide

Examples

他对着我瞪眼，让我很不舒服。

Tā duì zhe wǒ dèngyǎn, ràngwǒ hěn bù shūfu.

He glared at me, making me very uncomfortable.

老师瞪眼看着那个不守规矩的学生。

Lǎoshī dèngyǎn kàn zhe nàge bù shǒu guījǔ de xuésheng.

The teacher stared down the unruly student.

Tips

memory

瞪 (to open eyes wide) + 眼 (eye) — imagine someone's eyes bulging open in anger. The character 瞪 itself has 目 (eye) on the left, reinforcing the image.

Stroke Order

瞪 dèng

眼 yǎn