盯 (dīng): to stare at
盯 (dīng) is a Chinese character meaning “to stare at.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 目 (semantic) and 丁 (phonetic). It ranks #1884 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 盯 eye. Its radical form 目 (eye) appears in many related characters such as 看 (kàn, to look, to see), 真 (zhēn, really), 着 (zhe, -ing, to wear).
Definitions
- to stare at
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盯住 | dīng zhù | to watch sb closely |
| 盯梢 | dīng shāo | to follow sb |
| 紧迫盯人 | jǐn pò dīng rén | to keep a close eye on sb (idiom) |
| 盯市 | dīng shì | mark to market (accounting) |
| 盯视 | dīng shì | to stare fixedly |
| 盯紧 | dīng jǐn | to keep an eye on |
| 紧盯 | jǐn dīng | to gaze |
| 盯牢 | dīng láo | to gaze intently at |
盯 appears in 8 compound words: 75 as the first character, 13 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 盯 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
他盯着电脑屏幕看了很久，眼睛都酸了。
Tā dīng zhe diànnǎo píngmù kàn le hěn jiǔ, yǎnjing dōu suān le.
He stared at the computer screen for a long time; his eyes are sore.
少女第一次做ae一般多少秒正常?长时间盯屏会导致眼干和经期紊乱吗
shǎo nǚ dì yī cì zuò a e yī bān duō shǎo miǎo zhèng cháng ? cháng shí jiān dīng bǐng huì dǎo zhì yǎn gān hé jīng qī wěn luàn ma
How many seconds is normal for a girl to do AE for the first time? Can staring at screens for a long time cause dry eyes and menstrual disorders?
...普国情咨文 翁履中提5大观察指标:台湾应盯紧“这点”
. . . pǔ guó qíng zī wén wēng lǚ zhōng tí 5 dà guàn chá zhǐ biāo : tái wān yīng dīng jǐn zhè diǎn
... State of the Union Address Weng Luzhong mentioned 5 major observation indicators: Taiwan should pay close attention to "this point"
「五角大廈披薩指數」被緊盯!美防長笑點這家店:我要訂一大堆
wǔ jiǎo dà 廈 pī 薩 zhǐ 數 bèi 緊 dīng ! měi fáng 長 xiào 點 這 jiā diàn wǒ yāo 訂 yī dà duī
The Pentagon Pizza Index is under close scrutiny! The U.S. Defense Secretary joked about this place: "I'm gonna order a whole bunch!"
電話一接就掛恐被盯上!Whoscall揭內幕:年逾800萬...
電 話 yī jiē jiù 掛 kǒng bèi dīng shàng ! jiē 內 mù nián yú 萬 . . .
Hanging up immediately after answering calls may put you at risk! Whoscall reveals the inside story: Over 8 million cases annually...
神山漲到被盯上!台積電罕見入列注意股 今年來已噴漲近...
shén shān 漲 dào bèi dīng shàng ! tái 積 電 hǎn 見 rù liè zhù yì gǔ jīn nián 來 yǐ 噴 漲 jìn . . .
The sacred mountain has risen to the point of being targeted! TSMC is rarely listed as a stock to watch this year, and it has risen nearly this year...
杰西死寂般沈默地盯着乔丹看。
Jiéxī sǐjì bān chén mò de dīng zhe Qiáodān kàn.
Jessie stared at Jordan in dead silence.
他整天盯着你看，肯定是喜欢你了。
Tā zhěngtiān dīng zhe nǐ kàn, kěndìng shì xǐhuan nǐ le.
He's always looking at you. He must love you.
那个学生被老师盯着看，觉得浑身不自在。
Nàge xuésheng bèi lǎoshī dīng zhe kàn, juéde húnshēn bù zìzai.
The student became very nervous with the teacher watching him.
他们惊讶地盯着她的泳装看。
Tāmen jīngyà de dīng zhe tā de yǒngzhuāng kàn.
They stared at her swimsuit in surprise.
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