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眼皮

yǎn pí · yan pi

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Meaning

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  1. eyelid
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Heavy eyelids

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我的(wǒde)眼皮(yǎnpí)好(hǎo)重(zhòng)。

    Liangliang, my eyelids feel so heavy.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)几点(jǐdiǎn)睡(shuì)的(de)？

    What time did you go to sleep yesterday?

  3. Dengdeng

    三点(sāndiǎn)。我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)看(kàn)比赛(bǐsài)。

    Three o'clock. I kept watching a match.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)快(kuài)去(qù)睡(shuì)吧(ba)，你的(nǐde)眼皮(yǎnpí)都(dōu)要(yào)合上(héshàng)了(le)。

    Then go to sleep. Your eyelids are about to close.

  5. Dengdeng

    不行(bùxíng)，今天(jīntiān)的(de)比赛(bǐsài)还(hái)没(méi)看(kàn)。

    No, I have not watched today's match yet.

  6. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，你(nǐ)睡(shuì)，我(wǒ)替(tì)你(nǐ)看(kàn)。

    OK. You sleep and I will watch it for you.

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2 examples
01

您(nín)今(jīn)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)醒(xǐng)来(lái)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)您(nín)的(de)眼(yǎn)皮(pí)有(yǒu)没(méi)有(yǒu)粘(zhān)在(zài)一(yì)起(qǐ)？

Were your eyelids stuck together when you woke up this morning?

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

02

他(tā)困(kùn)得(de)眼(yǎn)皮(pí)都(dōu)抬(tái)不(bu)起(qǐ)来(lái)了(le)。

He was so sleepy that he could not keep his eyelids open.

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