zhēng

to open (one's eyes)

eye (目) + sound (争) = open one's eyes

目 provides the meaning: this is something the eye does. 争 contributes the sound zhēng and doesn't carry a semantic role here.

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EyeSemantic

他慢慢地开了眼睛。

tā màn màn de zhēng kāi le yǎn jing。

He slowly opened his eyes.

大眼睛,仔细看这个字。

nǐ zhēng dà yǎn jing,zǐ xì kàn zhè ge zì。

Open your eyes wide and look carefully at this character.

Words with 睁

目睁口呆

mù zhēng kǒu dāi

stunned

眼睁睁

yǎn zhēng zhēng

to stare blankly

睁一眼闭一眼

zhēng yī yǎn bì yī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

睁一只眼闭一只眼

zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

睁眼

zhēng yǎn

to open one's eyes

睁眼瞎

zhēng yǎn xiā

an illiterate

睁眼说瞎话

zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà

(idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel

睁着眼睛说瞎话

zhēng zhe yǎn jīng shuō xiā huà

(idiom) to lie through one's teeth; to talk drivel

睁开

zhēng kāi

to open (one's eyes)

睁只眼闭只眼

zhēng zhī yǎn bì zhī yǎn

to turn a blind eye

More characters with 目