Today’s word of the day is 眼 (yǎn), a noun that means eyes. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 眼 (yǎn).
顺眼 (shùn yǎn) Pleasing to the eyes
The first word is 顺眼 (shùn yǎn) which means ‘pleasing to the eyes’. A way of using it in a sentence is: 她总是看别人不顺眼。(Tā zǒng shì kàn biérén bú shùnyǎn.) She always looked down on other people.
翻白眼 (fān bái yǎn) To roll one’s eyes
A phrase we can create with 眼 (yǎn) is 翻白眼 (fān bái yǎn) ‘to roll one’s eyes’. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 翻 means ‘to roll’, 白 means white, and 眼 means eyes. A way of using it in a sentence is 请不要对我翻白眼。(Qǐng bú yào duì wǒ fānbáiyǎn.) Please don’t roll your eyes at me.
抛媚眼 (pāo mèi yǎn) To make eyes at someone
Finally, we can create the word 抛媚眼 (pāo mèi yǎn) which means ‘to make eyes at someone’ or ‘to ogle’. A way of using it in a sentence is 他们在对我抛媚眼。(Tāmen zài duì wǒ pāo mèi yǎn.) They are making eyes at me.