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盯

dīng · ding

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to watch attentively
  2. to fix one's attention on
  3. to stare at
  4. to gaze at
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In a conversation

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Waiting for tickets

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)盯(dīng)着(zhe)手机(shǒujī)干什么(gànshénme)？

    Why are you staring at your phone?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)抢(qiǎng)演唱会(yǎnchànghuì)的(de)票(piào)，已经(yǐjīng)盯(dīng)了(le)一(yī)个(gè)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)。

    I am getting concert tickets. I have been watching it for an hour.

  3. Liangliang

    几点(jǐdiǎn)开始(kāishǐ)抢(qiǎng)？

    What time does it start?

  4. Dengdeng

    十(shí)点(diǎn)。

    Ten o clock.

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)才(cái)九(jiǔ)点(diǎn)。

    It is only nine now.

  6. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)盯(dīng)着(zhe)，也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)票(piào)。

    No wonder I kept watching and there were no tickets.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

素(sù)颜(yán)太(tài)害(hài)羞(xiū)了(le)，请(qǐng)不(bú)要(yào)盯(dīng)着(zhe)我(wǒ)看(kàn)。

It's embarrassing to be seen without make-up so please don't stare.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)盯(dīng)着(zhe)屏(píng)幕(mù)看(kàn)了(le)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)，一(yí)句(jù)话(huà)也(yě)没(méi)说(shuō)。

He stared at the screen for a long time without saying a word.

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