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拭目

shì mù

2-character word

What 拭目 means

1. to wipe one's eyes
2. fig. to remain vigilant

The characters in 拭目

• 拭shìto wipe
• 目mùeye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh

Words starting with 拭目

• 拭目以待shì mù yǐ dàilit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
• 拭目倾耳shì mù qīng ěrto watch and listen attentively

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