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盯住

dīng zhù · ding zhu

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Meaning

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  1. to watch sb closely
  2. to breathe down sb's neck
  3. to mark (sports)
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In a conversation

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The cup trick

  1. Liangliang

    看好(kànhǎo)，我(wǒ)要(yào)变(biàn)魔术(móshù)了(le)！

    Watch closely, I'm going to do a magic trick!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)会(huì)盯住(dīngzhù)你的(nǐde)手(shǒu)！

    I'll keep my eyes on your hands!

  3. Liangliang

    不(bù)，你(nǐ)盯住(dīngzhù)这个(zhège)杯子(bēizi)，别(bié)眨眼(zhǎyǎn)。

    No, keep your eyes on this cup. Don't blink.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)盯住(dīngzhù)了(le)，它(tā)没(méi)动(dòng)啊(a)。

    I'm watching it. It didn't move.

  5. Liangliang

    很好(hěnhǎo)，那(nà)你的(nǐde)饼干(bǐnggān)呢(ne)？

    Good. So where are your cookies?

  6. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？饼干(bǐnggān)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)！

    Huh? The cookies are gone!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

警(jǐng)察(chá)一(yì)直(zhí)盯(dīng)住(zhù)那(nà)个(ge)可(kě)疑(yí)的(de)人(rén)。

The police kept watching that suspicious person closely.

02

打(dǎ)球(qiú)时(shí)要(yào)盯(dīng)住(zhù)对(duì)手(shǒu)的(de)动(dòng)作(zuò)。

When playing ball, you need to keep your eyes on your opponent's movements.

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