盯住

Mandarin · pinyin dīng zhù

Meanings

  1. to watch sb closely
  2. to breathe down sb's neck
  3. to mark (sports)
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盯
dīng · rivet gaze upon, keep eyes on
住
zhù · reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
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1–4 · ding1 zhu4

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deng1 zyu6

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