眼帘 (yǎn lián) — (literary) field of vision, eyesight, one's view

Definition

Literary term for what the eye takes in — 'field of vision' or 'one's view' (as in 映入眼帘, 'to come into view'). Almost always appears in the set phrase 映入眼帘.

noun

(literary) field of visioneyesightone's view

Examples

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Yì fú měi lì de huà yìng rù yǎn lián.
A beautiful painting came into view.
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Tā tuī kāi chuāng hu, yí piàn lǜ sè yìng rù yǎn lián.
He pushed open the window, and a patch of green caught his eye.
眼帘。
Nà gǎn rén de yí mù zhì jīn hái zài wǒ yǎn lián zhōng fú xiàn.
That touching scene still appears before my eyes to this day.

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