open (eyes) (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
睜
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
正 zhèng - straight; upright; correct (adj.) | HSK 5
挣 zhèng - to make (money) (v.) | HSK 5
Examples
他揉了揉眼睛，睁开了双眼。 tā róu le róu yǎnjīng, zhēng kāi le shuāng yǎn. - He rubbed his eyes and opened them.
醒来后，他慢慢地睁开了眼睛。 xǐng lái hòu, tā màn màn de zhēng kāi le yǎnjīng. - He slowly opened his eyes after waking up.
天亮了，他不得不睁开眼睛。 tiān liàng le, tā bùdé bù zhēng kāi yǎnjīng. - It was light outside, so he had to open his eyes.
他一瞬间睁大了眼睛。 tā yī shùnjiān zhēng dà le yǎnjīng. - He widened his eyes in an instant.
他紧闭双眼，不肯睁开。 tā jǐn bì shuāng yǎn, bù kěn zhēng kāi. - He tightly closed his eyes and refused to open them.