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眼皮子底下

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5-character word

What 眼皮子底下 means

1. right in front of sb's eyes
2. right under sb's nose
3. current
4. at the moment

The characters in 眼皮子底下

• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole
• 皮pískin; peel; rind; outer layer; leather; hide; fur; cover; wrapping; outer covering
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子
• 底dǐbottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a…
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below

Example sentences

• 这场事故发生在我们的眼皮子底下。
  Zhè cháng shìgù fāshēng zài wǒmen de yǎnpízi dǐxià.
  The accident happened right before our eyes.