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睁 (zhēng): to open

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HSK 6verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to open
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 6
Strokes: 11
Radical: 目
Structure: 左右结构

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to open (ones eyes)

Chinese explanation

把眼睛张开，与“闭”相对。常用来表示看、注视或使眼睛由闭合变为张开的状态，如睁眼、睁大眼睛。也可引申为明明看见却装作不见，如睁一只眼闭一只眼。

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