刺眼

cìyǎn

HSK 7

刺眼 — cìyǎn

1. dazzling; harsh (light); unsightly; glaring

   这盏灯太刺眼了，得换个灯罩。 zhè zhǎndēng tài cìyǎn le dé huàn gè dēngzhào — This lamp is too dazzling; we need to change the lampshade.

2. to offend the eyes; to dazzle (in a negative sense); to be unpleasant to look at (colors, appearance)

   那幅画的颜色太刺眼，让人看着不舒服。 nàfú huà de yánsè tài cìyǎn ràng rén kànzhe bù shūfú — The colors of that painting are too glaring and make people uncomfortable.