| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 白眼 | bái yǎn | supercilious look | |
| 白眼珠 | bái yǎn zhū | the white of the eye | |
| 板眼 | bǎn yǎn | measure in traditional Chinese music; orderliness | |
| 閉塞眼睛捉麻雀 | 闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 | bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què | try to catch sparrows with one's eyes blindfolded - act blindly |
| 擦亮眼睛 | cā liàng yǎn jīng | remove the scales from one's eyes; sharpen one's vigilance | |
| 大眼蝠屬 | 大眼蝠属 | Dà yǎn fú shǔ | Chiroderma |
| 單眼 | 单眼 | dān yǎn | ommatidium |
| 斗眼 | dòu yǎn | cross-eyed | |
| 複眼 | 复眼 | fù yǎn | compound eye |
| 黃眼草科 | 黄眼草科 | Huáng yǎn cǎo kē | Xyridaceae |
| 雞眼 | 鸡眼 | jī yǎn | callus |
| 擠眉弄眼 | 挤眉弄眼 | jǐ méi nòng yǎn | to make eyes; to wink |
| 開眼 | 开眼 | kāi yǎn | (v) begin a performance or movie |
| 開眼界 | 开眼界 | kāi yǎn jiè | broaden, expand one's horizons |
| 看不順眼 | 看不顺眼 | kàn bù shùn yǎn | unpleasant to the eye |
| 另眼相看 | lìng yǎn xiāng kàn | to view in a new light | |
| 龍眼 | 龙眼 | lóng yǎn | longan fruit (dimocarpus longan) |
| 沒心眼 | 没心眼 | méi xīn yǎn | (derogatory) inconsiderate |
| 濃眉大眼 | 浓眉大眼 | nóng méi dà yǎn | thick eyebrows and big eyes |
| 千裡眼 | 千里眼 | qiān lǐ yǎn | clairvoyance |
| 親眼 | 亲眼 | qīn yǎn | with one's own eyes; personally |
| 青光眼 | qīng guāng yǎn | glaucoma | |
| 缺心眼 | quē xīn yǎn | (adj) (derogatory) have no consideration; inconsiderate; be unaware of one's obligation | |
| 肉眼 | ròu yǎn | naked eye; layman's eyes | |
| 肉眼觀察 | 肉眼观察 | ròu yǎn guān chá | observation by naked eye |
| 沙眼 | shā yǎn | trachoma | |
| 霎眼 | shà yǎn | blink; in an instant | |
| 山龍眼科 | 山龙眼科 | shān lóng yǎn kē | proteaceae |
| 勢利眼 | 势利眼 | shì lì yǎn | be self-interested |
| 四眼負鼠屬 | 四眼负鼠属 | Sì yǎn fù shǔ shǔ | Brown Four-eyed Opossum |
| 太陽眼鏡 | 太阳眼镜 | tài yáng yǎn jìng | sunglasses |
| 網眼 | 网眼 | wǎng yǎn | (n) mesh; net |
| 顯眼 | 显眼 | xiǎn yǎn | (n) glamorization |
| 心眼 | xīn yǎn | (n) consideration; thoughtfulness; ability to be considerate; social grace; ability to see how to treat others; (NOT mind's eye) | |
| 心眼大 | xīn yǎn dà | (adj) magnanimous; considerate; thoughtful; able to think of everything that needs to be thought of | |
| 心眼多 | xīn yǎn duō | have unfounded doubts; over concerned | |
| 心眼兒 | 心眼儿 | xīn yǎn er | (n) one's thoughts; mind; (n) intention; (n) willingness to accept new ideas; (n) baseless suspicions |
| 心眼好 | xīn yǎn hǎo | well-intentioned; good-natured; kind-hearted | |
| 心眼小 | xīn yǎn xiǎo | (adj) (derogatory) selfish; unable to be considerate; selfishly oversensitive | |
| 眼 | yǎn | eye | |
| 眼電圖 | 眼电图 | yǎn diàn tú | electrooculograph (EOG) |
| 眼動 | 眼动 | yǎn dòng | eye movement |
| 眼動記錄 | 眼动记录 | yǎn dòng jì lù | eye movement recording |
| 眼動技術 | 眼动技术 | yǎn dòng jì shù | eye movement technique |
| 眼光 | yǎn guāng | vision | |
| 眼花繚亂 | 眼花缭乱 | yǎn huā liáo luàn | be dazzled |
| 眼尖 | yǎn jiān | to have good eyes | |
| 眼角膜 | yǎn jiǎo mó | cornea | |
| 眼界 | yǎn jiè | ken; scope | |
| 眼睛 | yǎn jīng | eye | |
| 眼鏡 | 眼镜 | yǎn jìng | spectacles; eyeglasses |
| 眼鏡凱門鱷 | 眼镜凯门鳄 | yǎn jìng kǎi mén è | spectacled caiman |
| 眼鏡蛇 | 眼镜蛇 | yǎn jìng shé | cobra |
| 眼鏡熊 | 眼镜熊 | yǎn jìng xióng | spectacled bear |
| 眼看 | yǎn kàn | soon; in a moment | |
| 眼科學 | 眼科学 | yǎn kē xué | ophthalmology |
| 眼淚 | 眼泪 | yǎn lèi | tear |
| 眼力 | yǎn lì | (n) eyesight; vision power; (n) ability to make discerning judgments | |
| 眼簾 | 眼帘 | yǎn lián | (lit.); eyes; eyesight |
| 眼冒金星 | yǎn mào jīn xīng | (phr) see stars; be dazed | |
| 眼皮 | yǎn pí | eyelid | |
| 眼前 | yǎn qián | now; present | |
| 眼球 | yǎn qiú | eyeball | |
| 眼色 | yǎn sè | (n) hint or signal given with one's eyes | |
| 眼色素層黑色素瘤 | 眼色素层黑色素瘤 | yǎn sè sù céng hēi sè sù liú | uveal melanoma |
| 眼神 | yǎn shén | (n) expression or emotion showing in one's eyes | |
| 眼跳動 | 眼跳动 | yǎn tiào dòng | saccade |
| 眼下 | yǎn xià | now; at present | |
| 眼壓 | 眼压 | yǎn yā | intraocular pressure |
| 眼藥水 | 眼药水 | yǎn yào shuǐ | (n) eye lotion |
| 耀眼 | yào yǎn | dazzle | |
| 翳眼 | yì yǎn | cataract | |
| 隱形眼鏡 | 隐形眼镜 | yǐn xíng yǎn jìng | (n) contact lens |
| 有心眼 | yǒu xīn yǎn | considerate; thoughtful | |
| 在眼前 | zài yǎn qián | now; at the present | |
| 眨眼 | zhǎ yǎn | wink; twinkle; very short time | |
| 眨眼睛 | zhǎ yǎn jīng | wink | |
| 轉眼 | 转眼 | zhuǎn yǎn | in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance |
| 著眼 | 着眼 | zhuó yǎn | have one's eyes on (a goal); have something in mind |
| 字眼 | zì yǎn | (n) wording |
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