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显眼

xiǎn yǎn · xian yan

Traditional 顯眼

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. conspicuous
  2. eye-catching
  3. glamorous
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Red hats

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？这里(zhèlǐ)人(rén)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)。

    Liangliang, where are you? There are so many people here.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)戴着(dàizhe)红(hóng)帽子(màozi)，很(hěn)显眼(xiǎnyǎn)的(de)。

    I am wearing a red hat. It is very eye-catching.

  3. Dengdeng

    红(hóng)帽子(màozi)？这里(zhèlǐ)好(hǎo)多(duō)人(rén)都(dōu)戴(dài)红(hóng)帽子(màozi)！

    A red hat? So many people here wear red hats!

  4. Liangliang

    啊(a)？今天(jīntiān)夜市(yèshì)送(sòng)帽子(màozi)，我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    Huh? The night market gives away hats today. I forgot.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)的(de)帽子(màozi)就(jiù)不(bù)显眼(xiǎnyǎn)了(le)。

    Then your hat isn't eye-catching any more.

  6. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)更(gèng)大(dà)！亮亮(liàngliàng)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)！

    It's fine. My voice is louder. Liangliang is here!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)些(xiē)花(huā)放(fàng)在(zài)哪(nǎ)里(lǐ)也(yě)没(méi)关(guān)系(xi)，显(xiǎn)眼(yǎn)就(jiù)行(xíng)了(le)。

Put those flowers wherever we can see them well.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by zumley · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)穿(chuān)了(le)一(yí)件(jiàn)红(hóng)色(sè)的(de)外(wài)套(tào)，在(zài)人(rén)群(qún)里(lǐ)特(tè)别(bié)显(xiǎn)眼(yǎn)。

She wore a red coat and stood out especially in the crowd.

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