斜眼 (xié yǎn) — cross-eyed person; a sidelong glance (often implying disdain or suspicion)
Definition
As a noun, 斜眼 covers two senses: a medical condition (strabismus, a cross-eyed person) and a sidelong glance that signals disdain or suspicion. The reading is fixed — never xiéyǎn as a verb.
noun
cross-eyed persona sidelong glance (often implying disdain or suspicion)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 斜眼，。Tā xiǎo shí hou dé le xié yǎn, hòu lái zhì hǎo le.He had strabismus as a child and later got it cured.
- 斜眼，。Tā tóu lái yí gè xié yǎn, ràng wǒ jué de hěn bú zì zài.She cast a sidelong glance, making me feel very uneasy.
- 斜眼。Nà ge xié yǎn de hái zi xū yào dìng qī jiǎn chá yǎn jing.That cross-eyed child needs regular eye check-ups.
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