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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 近視 nearsighted, things need to be 近 near for you 視 to look at them clearly.

Usage


我 有點 近視。

I am slightly nearsighted.

因為 近視, 她 上課 時 都 戴 眼鏡。

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

你 也 近視 嗎?

Are you nearsighted too?