HSK · Level 15
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Chinese word
目光
Pronunciation
Pinyinmù guāng
Meaning
- noungaze
Example
他把目光移到窗外。tā bǎ mù guāng yí dào chuāng wài
He shifted his gaze out the window.
More examples
她站在角落，感觉有人向她投来了关注的目光。tā zhàn zài jiǎo luò gǎn jué yǒu rén xiàng tā tóu lái le guān zhù de mù guāng
She stood in a corner and felt someone's attentive gaze fall on her.
Core concept
A person's directed line of sight, carrying both where the eyes rest and the feeling behind that attention.
Common phrases
投来目光tóu lái mù guāng
cast one's gaze
躲开目光duǒ kāi mù guāng
avoid one's gaze
扫过目光sǎo guò mù guāng
sweep one's gaze across
Similar words
视线shì xiàn: The direction or area in which the eyes are looking.
眼神yǎn shén: A brief look that reveals feelings or intent through the eyes.
眼光yǎn guāng: A sharp, discerning gaze that suggests careful judgment.
Definition in Chinese
眼睛发出的视线，可以指一瞬的扫视也可以指持续的注视，常用来表现对人或物的关注和态度。yǎn jīng fā chū de shì xiàn ké yǐ zhǐ yí shùn de sǎo shì yě ké yǐ zhǐ chí xù de zhù shì cháng yòng lái biǎo xiàn duì rén huò wù de guān zhù hé tài dù
Word origin
The compound 目光 (mùguāng, "gaze") joins 目 (mù, "eye") and 光 (guāng, "light"), using light as a natural image for the sight sent toward an object.
Usage tips
- English often treats gaze as a formal or literary word, while this Chinese noun is also ordinary in conversation and everyday descriptions of looking.
Other meanings
- looknoun
Related words
- 目光所及mù guāng suǒ jías far as the eye can seeidiom