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nearsighted

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

jin4shi4 • jìnshì

Meaning


Primary

nearsighted

Alternatives

nearsightedness, short-sighted, shortsighted, myopic, myopia

Mnemonic


If you are 近视 nearsighted, things need to be 近 near for you 视 to look at them clearly.

Usage


我 有点 近视。

I am slightly nearsighted.

因为 近视, 她 上课 时 都 戴 眼镜。

Because she is nearsighted, she always wears glasses in class.

你 也 近视 吗?

Are you nearsighted too?