HSK · Level 85
45 words
Chinese word
视线
Pronunciation
Pinyinshì xiàn
Meaning
- noungaze
Example
过马路时不要移开视线。guò mǎ lù shí bú yào yí kāi shì xiàn
Don't avert your gaze when crossing the street.
More examples
听到问题后，她的视线瞬间转移到讲台上的笔记本。tīng dào wèn tí hòu tā de shì xiàn shùn jiān zhuǎn yí dào jiǎng tái shàng de bǐ jì běn
After hearing the question, her gaze instantly shifted to the notebook on the lectern.
Core concept
The direction in which the eyes are looking at something.
Common phrases
移开视线yí kāi shì xiàn
avert one's gaze
集中视线jí zhōng shì xiàn
focus one's gaze
转移视线zhuǎn yí shì xiàn
shift one's gaze
Similar words
目光mù guāng: A look or gaze directed at a person or thing.
眼神yǎn shén: The expression in the eyes that reveals feelings or communicates an attitude.
视野shì yě: The area that can be seen within a person's range of vision.
视力shì lì: The ability to see distant or very small things clearly.
Definition in Chinese
指人用眼睛观察时注视的方向或所及的视野范围。zhǐ rén yòng yǎn jīng guān chá shí zhù shì de fāng xiàng huò suǒ jí de shì yě fàn wéi
Word origin
视 (shì, "look") + 线 (xiàn, "line") combines looking with the image of a line to express where the eyes are directed and how far their view reaches.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this noun is useful for describing attention that stays on one thing or shifts to another, whereas English often expresses the same change with a verb.