Definition
凝视 (níng shì) describes a long, intent gaze often driven by deep thought or emotion — softer than the fixed stare of 盯 (dīng), more emotionally absorbed than the formal 注视 (zhù shì), and distinct from 直视's (zhí shì) focus on directness. It suggests you're not just looking but absorbing.
verb
to gaze atto stare intently at
Examples
- ，凝视。Tā zhàn zài chuāng qián, mòmò de níng shì zhe yuǎnfāng de shān.She stood by the window, silently gazing at the mountains in the distance.
- 凝视，。níng shì zhè fú huà, nǐ jiù néng gǎnshòu dào huàjiā de qínggǎn.Gaze at this painting and you can feel the artist's emotions.
- 凝视，。Tā hūrán níng shì zhe wǒ, yí jù huà yě bù shuō.He suddenly stared at me without saying a word.
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