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目光 (mù guāng) — gaze, look, expression in one's eyes; (fig.) attention, focus (where people direct their eyes); (fig.) vision, foresight (long-term perspective)

Definition

目光 means 'gaze' — the look or expression in someone's eyes — and is used in compound phrases (大家的目光, 目光长远). Contrast with 视觉 (the physical sense of sight) and 远见 (foresight as a personal quality).

noun
gazelookexpression in one's eyes(fig.) attentionfocus (where people direct their eyes)(fig.) visionforesight (long-term perspective)

Examples

  • 目光，。
    Tā de mù guāng hěn wēn róu, ràng rén gǎn dào ān xīn.
    Her gaze is very gentle, making people feel at ease.
  • 目光。
    Suǒ yǒu rén de mù guāng dōu jí zhōng zài dà píng mù shàng.
    Everyone's attention was focused on the big screen.
  • 目光。
    Yí gè yōu xiù de lǐng dǎo zhě bì xū yǒu cháng yuǎn de mù guāng.
    An excellent leader must have long-term vision.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

目mùeye
光guānglight

“目” is the eye and “光” is light or radiance, together meaning the light coming from the eyes.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 目 →

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

  • 火火huǒfire
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

Open 光 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 5HSK 2.0 Level 6Abstract ConceptsSenses

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