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失明 (shī míng) — to become blind; to lose one's eyesight

Definition

Means to lose one's eyesight / become blind — usually from illness, injury, or birth, as a change of state, not a temporary condition.

verb
to become blindto lose one's eyesight

Examples

  • ，失明。
    Yīn wèi yì zhǒng yǎn bìng, tā jiàn jiàn shī míng le.
    He gradually lost his eyesight because of an eye disease.
  • 失明。
    Zhè ge hái zi yì shēng xià lái jiù shī míng le.
    This child was blind from birth.
  • ，失明。
    Suí zhe bìng qíng è huà, tā wán quán shī míng le.
    As the illness got worse, he became completely blind.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

失shīlose
明míngsight

失 (lose) joined with 明 (sight) describes losing one's eyesight.

Characters in this word

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

The shape is explained as a fallen person's footprint surrounded by drops of blood; another reading pairs 手 (hand) and 乙 to show something falling from a hand.

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

明 combines 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), showing the sun just rising while the moon has not yet set, or two bright objects in the sky, to express brightness.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Injury & Disability

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