开眼界

Traditional: 開眼界

kāi yǎn jiè

Dictionary entry

to broaden one's horizons

What does 开眼界 mean?

开眼界 (kāi yǎn jiè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to broaden one's horizons

Character breakdown

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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 界jiè(bound form) boundary; border · (bound form) realm

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开眼界

kāi yǎn jiè

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