English–Chinese
“go blind” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinshī míng
Example
他年纪大了，眼睛渐渐失明。tā nián jì dà le yǎn jīng jiàn jiàn shī míng
As he got older, he gradually went blind.
How to say “go blind” in Chinese
“Go blind” in Chinese is 失明 (shī míng).
A person's ability to see fades or disappears, leaving the world partly or wholly without usable visual detail.
Example sentences with 失明
那场疾病使他一只眼睛失明，另一只眼睛的视力也越来越差。nà chǎng jí bìng shǐ tā yì zhī yǎn jīng shī míng lìng yì zhī yǎn jīng de shì lì yě yuè lái yuè chà
That illness made him blind in one eye, and the vision in the other eye was getting worse and worse.
Tips for using 失明
- In everyday Chinese, this word describes a serious visual condition rather than ordinary difficulty seeing, so it is not the usual choice for a temporary blurry view.