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目光

mù guāng · mu guang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. gaze; (fig.) attention
  2. expression in one's eyes; look
  3. (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
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A small boy and an ice cream

  1. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)感觉(gǎnjué)，有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)人(rén)的(de)目光(mùguāng)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)看(kàn)我(wǒ)。

    I feel someone has been looking at me the whole time.

  2. Dengdeng

    谁(shéi)？

    Who?

  3. Qiqi

    那个(nàge)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)，他(tā)的(de)目光(mùguāng)一直(yīzhí)跟着(gēnzhe)我(wǒ)。

    That child. His gaze keeps following me.

  4. Liangliang

    他(tā)的(de)目光(mùguāng)不是(bùshì)在(zài)看(kàn)你(nǐ)，是(shì)在(zài)看(kàn)你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)的(de)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)。

    His eyes are not on you. They are on the ice cream in your hand.

  5. Qiqi

    你(nǐ)说得对(shuōdeduì)，我(wǒ)分(fēn)他(tā)一半(yībàn)吧(ba)。

    You are right. I will share half with him.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)瞥(piē)了(le)一(yì)眼(yǎn)就(jiù)移(yí)开(kāi)目(mù)光(guāng)了(le)。

Tom glanced away.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)穿(chuān)那(nà)条(tiáo)裙(qún)子(zi)，一(yí)定(dìng)会(huì)惹(rě)来(lái)许(xǔ)多(duō)人(rén)的(de)目(mù)光(guāng)。

You're going to turn a lot of heads with that dress.

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

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