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Mandarin · pinyin chù mù

to meet the eye
eye-catching; conspicuous

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目: mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
触: chù · butt, ram, gore; touch

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4–4 · chu4 mu4

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adj

eye-catching; striking; conspicuous; obstrusive

verb

to meet the eye

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