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眼光

yǎn guāng · yan guang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. gaze
  2. insight
  3. foresight
  4. vision
  5. way of looking at things
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Choosing a watermelon

  1. Liangliang

    买(mǎi)西瓜(xīguā)要(yào)有(yǒu)眼光(yǎnguāng)。

    Buying watermelon takes good judgment.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)眼光(yǎnguāng)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，这个(zhège)一定(yīdìng)甜(tián)。

    My judgment is great. This one must be sweet.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)看出来(kànchūlái)的(de)？

    How can you tell?

  4. Dengdeng

    它(tā)长得(zhǎngde)最(zuì)圆(yuán)。

    It is the roundest.

  5. Liangliang

    切开了(qiēkāile)……里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)白(bái)的(de)，还(hái)没(méi)熟(shú)。

    We cut it open... It is white inside. It is not ripe yet.

  6. Dengdeng

    看来(kànlai)我(wǒ)的(de)眼光(yǎnguāng)还(hái)要(yào)练练(liànliàn)。

    It seems my judgment needs more practice.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)看(kàn)古(gǔ)董(dǒng)的(de)眼(yǎn)光(guāng)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

She has an eye for antiques.

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

02

他(tā)独(dú)到(dào)的(de)眼(yǎn)光(guāng)让(ràng)公(gōng)司(sī)避(bì)免(miǎn)了(le)损(sǔn)失(shī)。

His unique insight saved the company from losses.

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