Definition
看走眼 means 'to misjudge' or 'to make a wrong identification about someone or something' — it's a fixed expression often used to describe an initial impression that turned out wrong. For example, saying 我看走眼了 means 'I misjudged that.' It's commonly used with 了 after it to indicate the mistaken judgment has been made.
v.p.
to misjudgeto mistakenly evaluate or identify
Examples
- 看走眼，。Wǒ dāngchū zhēnshi kān le, méi xiǎngdào tā shì zhè zhǒng rén.I really misjudged him back then—I never expected he would be this kind of person.
- 看走眼，。Zhè cì nǐ kān le, tā gēnběn bú shì nǐ shuō de nà zhǒng rén.You've misjudged this time—he's totally not the kind of person you described.
- 看走眼，。Shéi dōu yǒu kān de shíhou, bié tài zìzé.Everyone misjudges sometimes; don't blame yourself too much.
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