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Meaning of 瞪

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瞪HSK 6
Pinyin: dèng
English Definition: to open (one's eyes) wide; to stare at; to glare at
Chinese Definition:
①怒目直视:瞪眼。瞪视。
②睁大眼睛发呆:目瞪口呆。
Total strokes: 17; Radical: 目
Pictophonetic:登 indicates the sound; 目 (eye) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 目 [ mù ] eye; to look, to see; division, topic
    • 登 [ dēng ] to rise, to mount, to board, to climb
Similar Characters: 噔
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Example Words
目瞪口呆 mù dèng kǒu dāi dumbstruck (idiom); stupefied; stunned
瞪眼 dèng yǎn to open one's eyes wide; to stare; to glare (at sb); to scowl
干瞪眼 gān dèng yǎn to watch helplessly
直瞪瞪 zhí dèng dèng to stare blankly
直眉瞪眼 zhí méi dèng yǎn to stare angrily or vacantly
More:瞪* | *瞪 | *瞪*
Example Sentences
1
在饭桌上只好干瞪眼了
。
Timmy could only sit staring at the dinner table.
2
他瞪大眼睛
,
看着图片逆时针转动
。
He widened his eyes and watched the picture rotate counterclockwise.