HSK 6 · Body

眼神 yǎnshén “look in one’s eyes” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 眼神 means

  1. look in one’s eyes
  2. expression
  3. expression or emotion showing in one’s eyes
  4. meaningful glance
  5. wink

How to say 眼神

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale眼yǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale神shén2nd tone, rising

眼神 in a sentence

  1. 她的眼神里充满了悲哀。

    Tā de yǎnshén lǐ chōngmǎn le bēi'āi.

    Her eyes were full of sadness.

    Sentence #867898 from Tatoeba

  2. 和别人握手的时候，一定要有眼神接触。

    Hé biéren wòshǒu de shíhou, yídìng yào yǒu yǎnshén jiēchù.

    When you shake hands with someone, always make eye contact.

    Sentence #385413 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 别用怨恨的眼神看我啦。

    Bié yòng yuànhèn de yǎnshén kàn wǒ la.

    Stop looking at me so resentfully.

    Sentence #1637772 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 眼神 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 眼 (yǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
眼yǎneye 双)
  • 目eye · mùMeaning part
  • 艮stopping · gěnSound part

目 hints at the meaning (eye); 艮 (gěn) hints at the sound. Compare it with yǎn.

The character 神 (shén) with each of its parts in a different colour
神shéngod; deity
  • 礻sign form of 示 · shìMeaning part
  • 申to report · shēnSound part

礻 hints at the meaning (sign); 申 (shēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with shén.

How to write 眼神

眼 11 strokes · 神 9 strokes

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眼神 (yǎnshén) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 眼神 (yǎnshén). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 眼神

Words with 眼

眼睛yǎnjing · eye眼镜yǎnjìng · glasses眼yǎn · eye眼色yǎnsè · meaningful look耀眼yàoyǎn · dazzling眼光yǎnguāng · vision心眼儿xīnyǎnr · mind

Words with 神

神秘shénmì · mysterious神话shénhuà · legend精神jīngshén · spirit神经shénjīng · nerve神态shéntài · expression出神chūshén · to be lost in thought留神liúshén · to be careful神气shénqì · spirited神奇shénqí · magical神圣shénshèng · sacred

More words: People, Body & Health

胸膛xiōngtáng · chest嗅觉xiùjué · sense of smell血压xuèyā · blood pressure眼色yǎnsè · meaningful look遗传yíchuán · genetic眨zhǎ · to blink症状zhèngzhuàng · symptom脂肪zhīfáng · fat (body or dietary)

FAQs

眼神 (yǎnshén) means “look in one’s eyes” or “expression”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yǎnshén: yǎn with a 3rd tone, then shén with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 眼神 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yanshen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 眼神 from the suggestions. Typing yanshen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
眼神 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.