虎视眈眈(hǔ shì dān dān)

4 charactersTrad. 虎視眈眈

(lit.) to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its…

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Word information

Pinyin
hǔ shì dān dān
Meaning
(lit.) to fix one's eyes on sth like a tiger watching its prey (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
虎視眈眈

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