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交睫

jiāo jié

2-character word

What 交睫 means

1. to close one's eyes (i.e. sleep)

The characters in 交睫

• 交jiāoto hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends…
• 睫jiéeyelashes

Words containing 交睫

• 目不交睫mù bù jiāo jiélit. the eyelashes do not come together (idiom); fig. to not sleep a wink

Sounds the same

Read jiāo jié, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 交结to associate with; to mix with; to connect
• 胶结to glue; to cement; a bond