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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiā]
  1. 1. adjective [失明] blind
  2. 2. adjective [糟蹋] wasted
  3. 3. adverb groundlessly

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[xiā]
  1. 1. verb blind
    了一只眼
    be blind in one eye
    我真了眼,把他当做好人了。
    I was so blind as to take him for a gentleman.
  2. 2. adverb groundlessly; foolishly; to no purpose
    speak groundlessly
    花钱
    spend money foolishly
    go it blind
    make a wild guess
    费劲儿
    make a vain effort
    这么干不是胡来么?

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[xiā]
  1. 1. 眼睛失明
    一只眼了。
    盲人骑马。
  2. 2. 盲目地;胡乱地
    操心。
    闹。
    说。
    指挥。
  3. 3. 动 [口] 指某些事情失败了或没有收到预期效果
    庄稼了(没有收成)。
    子儿(不响的子弹)。
    信。
    毛线缠了(缠乱了)。
    井打了(不出水)。
    账(收不回的贷款)。
  4. 4. E右边中间是"丰",一竖上下都出头。

Examples

咧咧什么?
What are you blabbering about?
费劲儿
make a vain effort
他并不知道答案,全是蒙上的。
He didn't really know the answers. He just made a lucky guess.
甭听他咋呼。
Don't take any notice of him—he's just showing off.
这篇文章你就别看了,我划拉的。
You needn't read this essay. I wrote it withoiut planning.
嘞嘞什么!
指挥。

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