眼力
yǎn lì
Pinyin

Definition

眼力
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yǎn lì
  1. eyesight
  2. strength of vision
  3. the ability to make discerning judgments

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 surname Li
lì liang
  1. 1 power
  2. 2 force
  3. 3 strength
nǔ lì
  1. 1 great effort
  2. 2 to strive
  3. 3 to try hard
yā lì
  1. 1 pressure
shí lì
  1. 1 strength
qiǎo kè lì
  1. 1 chocolate (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:塊|块[kuài]
yǐn lì
  1. 1 gravitation (force)
  2. 2 attraction
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
yǎn
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 small hole
  3. 3 crux (of a matter)
  4. 4 CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]
  5. 5 classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
yǎn lèi
  1. 1 tears
  2. 2 crying
  3. 3 CL:滴[dī]
yǎn jing
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],雙|双[shuāng]
yǎn shén
  1. 1 expression or emotion showing in one's eyes
  2. 2 meaningful glance
  3. 3 wink
  4. 4 eyesight (dialect)
gěi lì
  1. 1 cool
  2. 2 nifty
  3. 3 awesome
  4. 4 impressive
  5. 5 to put in extra effort
néng lì
  1. 1 capability
  2. 2 ability
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
mèi lì
  1. 1 charm
  2. 2 fascination
  3. 3 glamor
  4. 4 charisma
yī yǎn
  1. 1 a glance
  2. 2 a quick look
  3. 3 a glimpse
bù qǐ yǎn
  1. 1 unremarkable
  2. 2 nothing out of the ordinary
zhǔ lì
  1. 1 main force
  2. 2 main strength of an army
fá lì
  1. 1 lacking in strength
  2. 2 weak
  3. 3 feeble
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power

Idioms (20)

一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一板一眼
yī bǎn yī yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter
  2. 2 scrupulous attention to detail
一板三眼
yī bǎn sān yǎn
  1. 1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一饱眼福
yī bǎo yǎn fú
  1. 1 to feast one's eyes on (idiom)
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不遗余力
bù yí yú lì
  1. 1 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
仇人相见,分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
以眼还眼
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn
  1. 1 an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以眼还眼,以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
  1. 1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  3. 3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
力不胜任
lì bù shèng rèn
  1. 1 not to be up to the task (idiom)
  2. 2 incompetent
力不从心
lì bù cóng xīn
  1. 1 less capable than desirable (idiom); not as strong as one would wish
  2. 2 the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
力所能及
lì suǒ néng jí
  1. 1 as far as one's capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one's ability
  2. 2 within one's powers
力挽狂澜
lì wǎn kuáng lán
  1. 1 to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis
力排众议
lì pái zhòng yì
  1. 1 to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
力争上游
lì zhēng shàng yóu
  1. 1 to strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result
  2. 2 to have high ambitions
力尽神危
lì jìn shén wēi
  1. 1 totally exhausted as result of overexertion (idiom)
助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
努力以赴
nǔ lì yǐ fù
  1. 1 to use one's best efforts to do sth (idiom)

Sample Sentences

那是你眼力不好,怪不得人家。
nà shì nǐ yǎnlì bù hǎo ,guàibude rénjiā 。
That's because your judgment is no good. You can't go blaming others.
是啊!詹老板好眼力,有田总这几年,贵公司业绩一路飙升,大家都称赞田总巾帼不让须眉!
shì a !Zhān lǎobǎn hǎo yǎnlì ,yǒu Tián zǒng zhèjǐnián ,guì gōngsī yèjì yī lù biāoshēng ,dàjiā dōu chēngzàn Tián zǒng jīnguó bùràng xūméi !
Yeah! Mr Zhan has a good eye, having Ms Tian for all these years, your company has had success after success. Everyone praises Ms Tian, saying that she's a match for any man.
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