刺眼 (cì yǎn): to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling; harsh (light); crude (colors); unsightly

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7adjective

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling; harsh (light); crude (colors); unsightly
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adjective
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to dazzle
to offend the eyes
dazzling
harsh (light)
crude (colors)
unsightly

Chinese explanation

光线太强，使眼睛感到不舒服或一时看不清
也比喻言语、行为等非常引人注目，让人感觉不舒服或不顺眼。

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Character breakdown

HSK 6

thorn

HSK 5

eye

Example sentences

The midday summer sun was so dazzling that I had to put on sunglasses before I dared to go outside.

In the meeting room, the projector's light shone directly into my eyes, so dazzling that I couldn't see the words on the screen clearly.

He opened the car door, and a dazzling white light shot out from inside—it turned out he had forgotten to turn off the reading light.

As soon as I walked into the movie theater, the dazzling lights made it hard to open my eyes for a moment, and it took a while to adjust to the darkness.

Welders must wear protective masks when working because the light from the electric arc is very dazzling and can easily hurt the eyes.

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