眼睁睁

Traditional: 眼睜睜

yǎn zhēng zhēng

Dictionary entry

to stare blankly

What does 眼睁睁 mean?

眼睁睁 (yǎn zhēng zhēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to stare blankly

2to look on helplessly

3to look on unfeelingly

Character breakdown

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眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 睁zhēngto open (one's eyes)

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眼睁睁

yǎn zhēng zhēng

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