亲
眼

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The word "亲眼" is formed by combining the character "亲", meaning "close" or "personally", with "眼", meaning "eye", to create a compound where the literal sense of "with one's own eyes" conveys direct, firsthand observation.

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我亲眼看到他离开了。

wǒ qīnyǎn kàn dào tā lí kāi le.

I saw him leave with my own eyes.

我想亲眼看看大熊猫。

wǒ xiǎng qīnyǎn kàn kan dà xióng māo.

I want to see the giant panda with my own eyes.

他亲眼目睹了那次事故的发生。

tā qīnyǎn mùdǔ le nà cì shìgù de fāshēng.

He witnessed the occurrence of that accident with his own eyes.

若非亲眼所见，我绝不会相信这是真的。

ruò fēi qīnyǎn suǒ jiàn, wǒ jué bù huì xiāngxìn zhè shì zhēn de.

If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never have believed it was true.

在成长过程中，我亲眼见证了这座城市日新月异的变化。

zài chéngzhǎng guòchéng zhōng, wǒ qīnyǎn jiànzhèng le zhè zuò chéngshì rìxīnyuèyì de biànhuà.

While growing up, I witnessed the rapid changes of this city with my own eyes.

Word Definition - 亲眼

qīn yǎn with one's own eyes; personally

Individual Character Details

亲 qīn, qìng
眼 yǎn