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睁

zhēng · zheng

Traditional 睜

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to open (one's eyes)
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  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，睁(zhēng)开(kāi)眼睛(yǎnjing)！到站(dàozhàn)了(le)。

    Dengdeng, open your eyes! We've arrived.

  2. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)？

    Huh? Did I fall asleep?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)！快(kuài)睁(zhēng)眼(yǎn)，车门(chēmén)要(yào)关(guān)了(le)。

    Yes! Open your eyes quickly. The doors are closing.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)睁(zhēng)开(kāi)了(le)一只(yīzhǐ)眼睛(yǎnjing)……这(zhè)是(shì)哪(nǎ)一站(yīzhàn)？

    I opened one eye... which stop is this?

  5. Liangliang

    终点站(zhōngdiǎnzhàn)。我(wǒ)也(yě)刚(gāng)睁(zhēng)开(kāi)眼睛(yǎnjing)。

    The last stop. I just opened my eyes too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)睁(zhēng)大(dà)眼(yǎn)睛(jīng)看(kàn)着(zhe)那(nà)张(zhāng)照(zhào)片(piàn)。

He opened his eyes wide and looked at that photo.

02

我(wǒ)睁(zhēng)不(bu)开(kāi)眼(yǎn)睛(jīng)，因(yīn)为(wèi)阳(yáng)光(guāng)太(tài)强(qiáng)了(le)。

I can't open my eyes because the sunlight is too strong.

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