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What does 近视 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

近视 jìnshì

nearsighted; myopia

It can also mean

  • (fig.) shortsighted

Its characters

  1. 近 jìn near
  2. 视 shì to look at

In a sentence

我从小就近视,一直戴眼镜。 I've been nearsighted since childhood and have always worn glasses.

根据国家卫生健康委员会的数据,二零二零年,中国儿童和青少年的近视率超过了百分之五十二,也就是说,一半以上的孩子看远处都不清楚。

From 一半的孩子戴眼镜 · Why do so many Chinese children wear glasses?

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