Definition
大开眼界 is a fixed phrase (成语) meaning 'to greatly broaden one's horizons' or 'to open one's eyes wide' — it describes an experience that shows you something new and impressive. It functions as a separable verb-object (离合词): the verb 开 can take aspect markers or complements, as in 大开了眼界 ('really opened my eyes'). You can also insert a modifier: 大开了不少眼界 ('broadened my horizons a lot').
v.o.
to greatly broaden one's horizonsto open one's eyes (to new experiences)
Examples
- 大开眼界。Zhè cì chūguó lǚxíng ràng wǒ dà.This trip abroad really broadened my horizons.
- ，。Kàn le zhège zhǎnlǎn, wǒ dà kāi le yǎnjiè.After seeing this exhibition, my eyes were really opened.
- 。Tā de yǎnjiǎng ràng wǒmen dà kāi le bù shǎo yǎnjiè.His speech broadened our horizons quite a bit.
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