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How to Say ‘You have beautiful eyes.’ in Simplified Chinese

你的眼睛很漂亮。

nǐ de yǎn jīng hěn piào liàng

[nee duh yen-jing hun pyaow-lyahng]

🇨🇳 In China: Complimenting a stranger's eyes can sound more personal or flirty than praising clothes, style, or politeness. In China, safer first compliments to strangers are often about visible choices like [穿搭], [发型], or [颜色]。

Phrase Breakdown

你的

nǐ de

your

Shows possession.

Example

你的笑容很好看。

Your smile looks very nice.

Words in this phrase

[nee]

you

A common way to address the person you are speaking to.

Example

你笑起来眼睛很亮。

Your eyes light up when you smile.

de

[duh]

's; possessive particle

Shows possession, like 'your' in English.

Example

你的眼睛很漂亮。

Your eyes are very beautiful.

眼睛

yǎn jīng

[yen-jing]

eyes

Refers to a person's eyes, often used in compliments about appearance.

Example

你的眼睛很漂亮。

Your eyes are very beautiful.

很漂亮

hěn piào liàng

very beautiful

A direct compliment for appearance.

Example

这朵花很漂亮。

This flower is very beautiful.

Words in this phrase

hěn

[hun]

very; quite

Used before adjectives to make the sentence flow naturally.

Example

你的眼睛很特别。

Your eyes are very distinctive.

漂亮

piào liàng

[pyaow-lyahng]

beautiful; pretty

A common compliment for people, features, or visually pleasing things.

Example

你的眼睛很漂亮。

Your eyes are very beautiful.

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