Correct
睁一只眼闭一只眼
/ zhēng yì zhī yǎn bì yì zhī yǎn /
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Collocation
1
对……不能/不应该睁一只眼闭一只眼
2
只好/只能睁一只眼闭一只眼
3
睁一只眼闭一只眼算了
4
对……睁一只眼闭一只眼
Definition
睁一只眼闭一只眼:
Literally means:
keep one eye open and the other shut
Actually means:
It figuratively means pretending not to see or know something, usually taking a tolerant attitude to wards evils rather than taking measures against.
一只眼睛睁着，另一只闭着，比喻看见装作看不见，知道装作不知道。多指对不好的事，采取容忍的态度，不追究，不阻止。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate or object. (作谓语宾语)
1
Nàli
那里
de
的
jǐngchá
警察
tài
太
máng
忙
le
了
,
duì
对
yīxiē
一些
xiǎotōuxiǎomō
小偷小摸
de
的
shì
事
zhǐhǎo
只好
zhēng
睁
yī
一
zhī
只
yǎn
眼
bì
闭
yī
一
zhī
只
yǎn
眼
。
The police there were so busy that they had to keep one eye closed for petty theft.
2
Duìyú
对于
mài
卖
jiǎyào
假药
zhèzhǒng
这种
hàirén
害人
de
的
shì
事
bù
不
néng
能
zhēng
睁
yī
一
zhī
只
yǎn
眼
bì
闭
yī
一
zhī
只
yǎn
眼
,
yīdìng
一定
yào
要
jíshí
及时
jǔbào
举报
。
For the sale of counterfeit drugs this kind of harmful thing can not open one eye closed one eye, must report in time.
3
Jiéhūn
结婚
qián
前
yào
要
zhēng
睁
dà
大
yǎnjing
眼睛
,
ér
而
jiéhūn
结婚
hòu
后
què
却
yìng
应
zhēng
睁
yī
一
zhī
只
yǎn
眼
bì
闭
yī
一
zhī
只
yǎn
眼
,
bù
不
néng
能
zǒngshì
总是
jìjiào
计较
duìfāng
对方
de
的
xiǎo
小
cuò
错
。
Before marriage to open their eyes, but after marriage should open one eye closed one eye, can not always count each other's small mistakes.