目不转睛 mùbùzhuǎnjīng unable to take one's eyes off (idiom)
unable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadily; to stare
How to remember 目不转睛: 目 eye + 不 not + 转 to turn + 睛 eyeball = unable to take one's eyes off (idiom).
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- Watching so intently your eyes never move away - 孩子目不转睛地盯着魔术师 (háizi mùbùzhuǎnjīng de dīngzhe móshùshī) the kid stared at the magician without blinking.
- Emphasizes fascinated, absorbed attention; usually adverbial with 地. Contrast 目瞪口呆, which is shock rather than rapt interest.