Definition
睛 is a bound form (morpheme) that means 'eyeball' and cannot stand alone as an independent word. It always appears as part of a compound, most commonly 眼睛 (eye), 目不转睛 (to gaze fixedly), or 画龙点睛 (to add the finishing touch). You will never use 睛 by itself; learn it within these compounds.
b.f.
eyeball (bound form, appears only in compounds)
Examples
- 。Tā de yǎn jīng yòu dà yòu liàng.Her eyes are both big and bright.
- 。Tā mù bù zhuǎn jīng de kàn zhe píngmù.He stared at the screen without blinking.
- 睛。Zhè fú huà zuìhòu de diǎn jīng zhī bǐ hěn qiǎomiào.The final finishing touch on this painting is very clever.
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