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眼睁睁

yǎn zhēng zhēng · yan zheng zheng

Traditional 眼睜睜

Meaning

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  1. to stare blankly
  2. to look on helplessly
  3. to look on unfeelingly
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The bus is gone

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)眼睁睁(yǎnzhēngzhēng)看着(kànzhe)公交车(gōngjiāochē)开走(kāizǒu)了(le)！

    I watched helplessly as the bus drove away!

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)跑(pǎo)？

    Why did you not run?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)提着(tízhe)两大袋(liǎngdàdài)包子(bāozi)，只能(zhǐnéng)眼睁睁(yǎnzhēngzhēng)看着(kànzhe)它(tā)走远(zǒuyuǎn)。

    I carried two big bags of buns, so I could only watch it go.

  4. Liangliang

    别(bié)难过(nánguò)，下一班(xiàyībān)五分钟(wǔfēnzhōng)后(hòu)就(jiù)到(dào)。

    Do not be sad. The next one comes in five minutes.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)我(wǒ)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)吃(chī)个(gè)包子(bāozi)等(děng)。

    OK, then I will eat a bun here and wait.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)眼(yǎn)睁(zhēng)睁(zhēng)地(de)看(kàn)着(zhe)房(fáng)子(zi)被(bèi)大(dà)火(huǒ)烧(shāo)毁(huǐ)。

He watched helplessly as the house was destroyed by the fire.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)不(bù)能(néng)眼(yǎn)睁(zhēng)睁(zhēng)地(de)看(kàn)着(zhe)朋(péng)友(you)陷(xiàn)入(rù)困(kùn)境(jìng)。

We cannot just stand by and watch our friend get into trouble.

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