面面相觑

面面相覷

miànmiàn-xiāngqù

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Meanings

HSK 5

老师突然提问，学生们面面相觑。

Lǎoshī tūrán tíwèn, xuésheng men miànmiàn-xiāngqù.

When the teacher suddenly asked a question, the students stared blankly at each other.

HSK 7-9

听到这个消息，大家面面相觑，不知所措。

Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, dàjiā miànmiàn-xiāngqù, bùzhīsuǒcuò.

At the news, everyone exchanged bewildered looks, at a loss.

memory

觑 (qù) means 'to peek/glance'. Picture four eyes meeting across a table - 面 face, 面 face, 相 mutual, 觑 glance.

面 miàn

相 xiāng

觑 qù