瞎眼 (xiā yǎn) — to go blind; to lose one's sight; (figurative) to be blind to; to fail to see or misjudge
Definition
Literally 'to go blind / lose one's sight', also used figuratively for being 'blind to' a situation (e.g. 瞎了眼, 'was blind to think that'). More dramatic and less neutral than 看不见, which simply means 'cannot see'.
verb
to go blindto lose one's sight(figurative) to be blind toto fail to see or misjudge
Examples
- ，。Tā xiā le yì zhī yǎn, dàn shēng huó réng rán hěn jī jí.He lost one eye, but he still lives actively.
- ，。Tā zhēn shì xiā le yǎn, cái huì xiāng xìn nà zhǒng rén.He was truly blind to believe that kind of person.
- 。Tā yīn wèi jí bìng xiā yǎn le.He went blind from illness.
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