眼神交流
Grammar & Usage
How it works
This is a noun phrase composed of 眼神 (yǎnshén, 'expression in one's eyes', 'eyesight') and 交流 (jiāoliú, 'to exchange', 'to communicate'). Together, it literally means 'eye-expression communication' or 'communication through eyes', functionally equivalent to 'eye contact'. It can also function as a verb phrase when used with verbs like 进行 (jìnxíng, to carry out) or 保持 (bǎochí, to maintain).
Sample sentences
面试时，保持眼神交流很重要。
During an interview, maintaining eye contact is very important.
他们之间通过眼神交流，就明白了对方的意思。
They understood each other's meaning through eye contact.
孩子与陌生人很少有眼神交流，这让我有些担心。
The child rarely makes eye contact with strangers, which makes me a bit worried.
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Example
面试时，保持眼神交流很重要。
During an interview, maintaining eye contact is very important.
他们之间通过眼神交流，就明白了对方的意思。
They understood each other's meaning through eye contact.
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