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眼睁睁

yǎn zhēng zhēng

3-character word Traditional 眼睜睜

What 眼睁睁 means

1. to stare blankly
2. to look on helplessly
3. to look on unfeelingly

The characters in 眼睁睁

• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole
• 睁zhēngto open (one's eyes)
• 睁zhēngto open (one's eyes)

Example sentences

• 你以为我会眼睁睁地看着你去送死？我会闭上眼睛的。
  Nǐ yǐwéi wǒ huì yǎnzhēngzhēng de kàn zhe nǐ qù sòngsǐ? wǒ huì bìshang yǎnjing de.
  Do you really think that I will simply watch you walk into trouble? I'd close my eyes.