近视 jìnshì shortsighted
shortsighted; nearsighted; myopia
How to remember 近视: 近 close + 视 look at = shortsighted.
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How it is used
- Nearsightedness / myopia - 我近视五百度 (wǒ jìnshì wǔbǎi dù) I'm 500 degrees nearsighted.
- Both a condition and a description: 近视眼 (jìnshì yǎn) a shortsighted person; opposite is 远视 (yuǎnshì, farsighted) - 远视眼 (yuǎnshì yǎn) a farsighted person.
- Can be figurative for lacking foresight, like English "shortsighted."