眼睛

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 她的眼睛很大。▶ —
   Her eyes are big.
2. 请闭上眼睛。▶ —
   Please close your eyes.

Collocations

Mnemonic

眼睛 yǎnjing "eye" — 眼 (eye socket) + 睛 (pupil). Two reduplicated synonyms = "the whole eye". Distinguish from 眼镜 yǎnjìng "glasses" (4th tone — different word!).

Quick check

1. Eye vs Glasses pinyin?

   • 眼睛 (yǎnjing, neutral) vs 眼镜 (yǎnjìng, 4th)
   • same sound
   • same meaning
   • just diff char