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narrow the eyes

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Sounds

Pinyin

mi1

Meaning


Primary

narrow the eyes

Alternatives

narrow eyes, squint, narrowing the eyes, narrowed eyed, narrowed eyes

Mnemonic


[mi-] Mickey Mouse is in [1] front of the [-_] house lying out on the lawn. Every now and then somebody hits him with a piece of 米 rice. Mickey looks around and 眯 narrows his eyes to try to see where the 米 rice is coming from. Next thing he knows a piece of 米 rice hits him right in his 眯 narrowed eyes, causing him to squeak in pain.