How to pronounce yan jing (眼睛) in Chinese
Yan jing (often typed yanjing) is written 眼睛, pinyin yǎn jing. Hear 眼睛 (yǎn jing) spoken, see what it means, then record yourself for instant AI feedback on your pronunciation.
眼睛
yǎn jing
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Characters & meanings
eye
eyeball (in 眼睛)
Common mistake
Low + neutral (3-0) — and the tone is contrastive: yǎnjing (neutral jing) means "eyes", while yǎnjìng (full falling jìng, 眼镜) means "glasses".
Tone change in this word
睛 is neutral in 眼睛; give it a full falling tone and you've said 眼镜 (glasses) instead.
Example sentence
她的眼睛很大。
Tā de yǎnjing hěn dà.
Her eyes are big.
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