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夺目 (duó mù) — to be dazzling, eye-catching, brilliant, stunning

Definition

Used to describe something so striking it catches the eye — usually a performance, design, or color. Often paired with 光彩 (光彩夺目 'dazzlingly brilliant').

verb
to be dazzlingeye-catchingbrilliantstunning

Examples

  • ，。
    Tā de biǎo yǎn guāng cǎi duó mù, yíng dé le quán chǎng zhǎng shēng.
    Her performance was brilliant and won applause from the whole audience.
  • 夺目，。
    Zhè jiàn zhū bǎo shè jì fēi cháng duó mù, chéng le zhǎn lǎn de jiāo diǎn.
    This jewelry design is very eye-catching and became the focus of the exhibition.
  • ，。
    Zhè chǎng shí zhuāng xiù duó jìn le guān zhòng de mù guāng, ràng rén yǎn huā liáo luàn.
    This fashion show captured all the audience's attention, dazzling them.

Origin

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 奪; 夺 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 奪 includes 又 (a hand), 雀 (a bird), and 衣 (clothing), showing a hand seizing a bird from someone; the simplified 夺 is a later abbreviation.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

目 began as a drawing of a human eye, turned sideways.

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