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亲眼

qīn yǎn · qin yan

Traditional 親眼

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. with one's own eyes
  2. personally
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I saw it myself

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)亲眼(qīnyǎn)看见(kànjiàn)一只(yīzhǐ)松鼠(sōngshǔ)吃(chī)花生(huāshēng)！

    Today in the park I saw with my own eyes a squirrel eating peanuts!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)不(bù)信(xìn)。

    Really? I don't believe it.

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)！我(wǒ)亲眼(qīnyǎn)看见(kànjiàn)的(de)。

    Really! I saw it with my own eyes.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)带(dài)我(wǒ)去(qù)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)亲眼(qīnyǎn)看看(kànkan)。

    Take me there. I want to see it with my own eyes too.

  5. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，就(jiù)在(zài)那(nà)棵(kē)树(shù)上(shàng)！

    Look, it's right up in that tree!

  6. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，我(wǒ)亲眼(qīnyǎn)看见(kànjiàn)了(le)，它(tā)拿走(názǒu)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)花生(huāshēng)！

    Wow, I saw it myself! It took my peanuts!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)亲(qīn)眼(yǎn)看(kàn)见(jiàn)他(tā)走(zǒu)进(jìn)了(le)那(nà)栋(dòng)大(dà)楼(lóu)。

I saw with my own eyes that he walked into that building.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)事(shì)你(nǐ)得(děi)亲(qīn)眼(yǎn)看(kàn)看(kan)才(cái)会(huì)相(xiāng)信(xìn)。

You have to see this kind of thing with your own eyes before you'll believe it.

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