眼睛 (yǎn jing) — eye | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

眼睛 is the common word for 'eye' as a body part (one of two). 眼 is more literary/measure-word use; 眼镜 means 'eyeglasses' (different character: 镜).

noun

eye

Measure word · 只, 双

Examples

眼睛。
Tā de yǎn jing hěn dà.
His eyes are very big.
眼睛。
Wǒ de yǎn jing yǒu diǎn téng.
My eyes hurt a little.
眼睛。
Tā yǒu yì shuāng piào liang de yǎn jing.
She has a pair of beautiful eyes.

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