Chinese word

瞪

Pronunciation

Pinyindèng

Meaning

  • verbglare

Example

她朝我瞪了一眼。tā cháo wǒ dèng le yì yǎn

She glared at me.

Illustration for 瞪 (glare)

More examples

小孩看到表演时眼睛瞪得大大的。xiǎo hái kàn dào biáo yǎn shí yǎn jīng dèng de dà dà de

The child's eyes were wide open while watching the performance.

Core concept

A hostile gaze that can flash briefly or hold steady, with the eyes opened wide.

Common phrases

  • 眼睛瞪得大大的yǎn jīng dèng de dà dà de

    eyes wide open

  • 瞪着眼睛看dèng zhe yǎn jīng kàn

    stare with eyes wide open

Similar words

盯dīng: Looking steadily at one person or thing without taking the eyes away.
注视zhù shì: Watching a particular person or thing with close, focused attention.
凝视níng shì: A quiet, deep gaze keeps the eyes steadily on something.
怒视nù shì: A sharp look at someone clearly expresses anger.

Definition in Chinese

用目光表示愤怒或不满，常常睁大眼睛或带有威胁性的注视，可为短促一瞥也可为持续盯视。yòng mù guāng biǎo shì fèn nù huò bù mǎn cháng cháng zhēng dà yǎn jīng huò dài yǒu wēi xié xìng de zhù shì kě wèi duǎn cù yì piē yě kě wèi chí xù dīng shì

Word origin

瞪 (dèng, "glare") is built from 目 (mù, "eye") + 登 (dēng, "climb"); the first part points to the eyes and the second mainly gives the pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may use "stare" neutrally, but this Chinese verb normally signals anger or displeasure, so it describes a socially charged look rather than ordinary looking.

Other meanings

  • stare fixedlyverb
  • open one's eyes wideverb

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