Definition
睁 (zhēng) specifically means 'to open one's eyes' — the action of raising the eyelids. Unlike 瞪 (dèng), which means to stare/glare with wide eyes, and 眯 (mī), which means to narrow/squint, 睁 is neutral and just refers to the opening motion. It is not used for opening doors or windows (use 开 or 敞开).
verb
to open (one's eyes)
Easily confused
- 挣zhènglook-aliketo earn (money)
- 正zhèngsound-alike(adverb) exactly, just (at that time or place)
- 净jìnglook-alike(adjective) clean
- 整zhěngsound-alikewhole, entire, complete
- 盯dīnglook-aliketo stare at, to fix one's attention on, to gaze at
- 证zhèngsound-alikecertificate, ID card
- 静jìnglook-alikestill, calm, quiet; not moving
- 争zhēngsound-aliketo contend / to strive for / to vie for
- 征zhēngsound-aliketo recruit (personnel)
- 蒸zhēngsound-aliketo steam (food)
Examples
- ，睁。Tā zǎoshang xǐnglái, mànmàn de zhēng kāi le yǎnjing.He woke up in the morning and slowly opened his eyes.
- 睁，。Tā jīngyà de zhēng dà le yǎnjing, bù gǎn xiāngxìn yǎnqián de yíqiè.She opened her eyes wide in surprise, unable to believe everything before her.
- 睁，？Bié zhēng kāi yǎnjīng, cāicai wǒ shì shéi?Don't open your eyes, guess who I am?
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