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眯 mī

to squint

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 6
Radical
目
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 目米 ⿰目米

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  1. 阳光太强，她眯起了眼睛。
    Yángguāng tài qiáng, tā mīqǐle yǎnjing.
    The sunlight was too strong, so she squinted her eyes.
    sunlight too strong, she squint-rise(ed) eye
  2. 你怎么一直眯着眼睛？
    Nǐ zěnme yìzhí mīzhe yǎnjing?
    Why are you squinting the whole time?
    you why always squint(ing) eye
  3. 光太亮了，你眯一下眼睛吧。
    Guāng tài liàng le, nǐ mī yíxià yǎnjing ba.
    The light is too bright, squint your eyes a bit.
    light too bright (particle), you squint a-bit eye (suggestion)
  4. 她没有眯眼睛，只是在思考。
    Tā méiyǒu mī yǎnjing, zhǐshì zài sīkǎo.
    She wasn't squinting, she was just thinking.
    she not-have squint eye, only-is at think
  5. 中午的时候，他眯了一会儿眼睛休息。
    Zhōngwǔ de shíhou, tā mīle yíhuìr yǎnjing xiūxi.
    At noon, he closed his eyes for a little rest.
    noon (particle) time, he squint(ed) a-while eye rest

Words with 眯 (1)