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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 擦亮眼睛

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
擦亮眼睛 cā liàng yǎn jīng - to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
- to be on one's guard
- to be clear-eyed

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 51,367 34,661

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to rub; to scratch
- to wipe; to polish
- to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
- to brush (past)
- to shred (a vegetable etc)
liàng- bright; light
- to shine; to flash
- loud and clear
- to show (one's passport etc); to make public (one's views etc)
yǎn- eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])
- (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance
- small hole
- (bound form) salient point
- classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
jīng- eye; eyeball

Other Words Containing 擦亮眼睛

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo