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一眼
Traditional Chinese
一眼
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
yī yǎn
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
yat1 ngaan5
Short definition a glance
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions a quick lookMDBG icon / a glimpseMDBG icon / first glanceAdso icon / a glanceMDBG icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: first glance
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: sameadso
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: a glance; a quick look; a glimpse
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Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: '
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(wǒ) I
刚才(gāng cái) just now
瞧了(qiáole)
一眼(yī yǎn) a glance
一点(yī diǎn) a bit
没意思(méi yì si) boring

I just had a quick look. It wasn't interesting at all.

他们(tā men) they
看了看( kàn le kàn) to look for a while
(nà nā nā) Na
(duī) stack
垃圾(lā jī) garbage
(zài) re-
互相(hù xiāng) to each other
(wàng) to hope
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
一眼(yī yǎn) a glance

They looked at the rubbish, then they looked at each other.

(tā) another
(piē) blink
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
那个(nà ge) also pr. nei4 ge5
女孩(nv hái) lass
一眼(yī yǎn) a glance

He took a glance at the girl.

在前面(zài qián miàn) ahead
(yǒu) some
很多(hěn duō) very many
敌人(dí rén) enemy
的时候( de shí hòu) when
还是(hái shì) or
回头(huí tóu) later
(kàn) to read
一眼(yī yǎn) a glance
朋友(péng you) friend
的话(dehuà) words
也是(yě shì) also to be
很多的( hěn duō de) mickle

When many enemies appear in front of you, look back, you have many allies as well.

我能(wǒnéng)
(kàn) to read
一眼(yī yǎn) a glance
那本(nà běn) that
杂志(zá zhì) magazine
(ma) (question tag)

Can I have a look at the magazine?

(tā) another
(kàn) to read
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
一眼(yī yǎn) a glance
他的( tā de)
(biǎo) to watch

He glanced at his watch.

(tā) another
(xùn) rapid
(sù) fast
(piē) blink
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
一眼(yī yǎn) a glance
杂志(zá zhì) magazine

He took a quick look at the magazine.

那人( nà rén)
(lián) as
(qiáo) to visit
也不(yě bù) nor
(qiáo) to visit
(tā) she
一眼(yī yǎn) a glance
(jiù) only
(zǒu) from
过了(guòle)

The man passed by without so much as glancing at her.

汤姆(tāng mǔ) Tom (name)
(piē) blink
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright
一眼(yī yǎn) a glance
(jiù) only
移开(yí kāi) move away
目光(mù guāng) look
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

Tom glanced away.

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