Definition
This chengyu describes someone's eyes as bright, sparkling, and full of vitality — typically used to convey alertness, intelligence, or strong spirit. It is almost exclusively applied to the eyes (眼睛) and cannot describe other features. The structure is 炯炯 (bright, shining) + 有神 (having spirit).
f.e.
(of eyes) bright and piercinggleaming with spirit
Examples
- ，炯炯有神，。Lǎo xiānsheng suīrán niánjì dà le, dàn shuāngmù jiǒng jiǒng yǒu, jīngshén hěn hǎo.Although the old gentleman is advanced in age, his eyes are bright and piercing, and he is very energetic.
- 炯炯有神，。Nà wèi niánqīng de huàjiā mùguāng jiǒng jiǒng yǒu, chōngmǎn le chuàngzuò de jīqíng.That young painter's eyes are bright and piercing, full of creative passion.
- 炯炯有神，。Zhàopiàn shàng de háizi yǎnjing jiǒng jiǒng yǒu, xiǎnde tèbié cōngmíng kě'ài.The child in the photo has bright, piercing eyes and looks especially clever and cute.
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