| 近在眼前 |
jìn zài yǎn qián |
right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent |
| 近 |
jìn |
near / close to / approximately |
| 在 |
zài |
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 眼 |
yǎn |
eye (CL:只,双) / (often used with 一) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc |
| 眼前 |
yǎn qián |
before one's eyes / now / at present |
| 前 |
qián |
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |