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看
kàn
1.
to see
2.
to look at
3.
to read
4.
to watch
5.
to visit
6.
to call on
7.
to consider
8.
to regard as
9.
to look after
10.
to treat (an illness)
11.
to depend on
12.
to feel (that)
13.
(after verb) to give it a try
14.
Watch out! (for a danger)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
中看
zhōngkàn
pleasant to the eye
乍看
zhàkàn
at first glance
来看
láikàn
to come and see
偷看
tōukàn
to peep
参看
cānkàn
see also
受看
shòukàn
good-looking
可看
kěkàn
worth seeing
察看
chákàn
to watch
小看
xiǎokàn
to look down on
探看
tànkàn
to visit
收看
shōukàn
to view
查看
chákàn
to look over
照看
zhàokàn
to look after
相看
xiāngkàn
to look at one another
看上
kànshàng
to look upon
看中
kànzhòng
to have a preference for
看似
kànsì
to look as if
看作
kànzuò
to look upon as
看来
kànlai
apparently
看倌
kànguān
dear reader
Example Sentences (10)
我最近眼睛总是跳，大夫说是因为我长时间看电脑，眼睛太累。
Wǒ zuìjìn yǎnjing zǒng shì tiào, dàifu shuō shì yīnwèi wǒ cháng shíjiān kàn diànnǎo, yǎnjing tài lèi.
Recently my eye keeps twitching. The doctor said it's because I look at the computer for a long time and my eyes are too tired.
Text 3
刚结婚的时候，我丈夫是中学老师，他喜欢每天早上起床后，一边吃早饭一边看报纸。
Gāng jiéhūn de shíhou, wǒ zhàngfu shì zhōngxué lǎoshī, tā xǐhuan měitiān zǎoshang qǐchuáng hòu, yì biān chī zǎofàn yì biān kàn bàozhǐ.
When we had just gotten married, my husband was a middle school teacher. He liked to eat breakfast while reading the newspaper every morning after getting up.
Text 4
小丽，周末你一般跟小刚出去看电影吗？
Xiǎo Lì, zhōu mò nǐ yì bān gēn Xiǎo Gāng chū qù kàn diàn yǐng ma?
Xiao Li, do you usually go out with Xiao Gang to watch movies on weekends?
Text 3
看你脸色不太好，是不是昨晚没休息好？
Kàn nǐ liǎnsè bú tài hǎo, shì bú shì zuówǎn méi xiūxi hǎo?
You don't look so well. Didn't sleep well last night?
Text 2
妈妈，你看那只狗多可爱，眼睛大大的，嘴小小的，我们买回去吧。
Māma, nǐ kàn nà zhī gǒu duō kě'ài, yǎnjing dà dà de, zuǐ xiǎo xiǎo de, wǒmen mǎi huíqù ba.
Mom, look how cute that dog is. Its eyes are big and its mouth is small. Let's buy it and take it home.
Text 2
你的客厅里怎么到处是书啊？这些书你都喜欢看吗？
Nǐ de kètīng lǐ zěnme dàochù shì shū a? Zhèxiē shū nǐ dōu xǐhuan kàn ma?
Why are there books everywhere in your living room? Do you like to read all of these books?
Text 3
你网球打得真好，还得过那么多国际大奖！每次看你比赛，感觉你轻轻松松就赢了。
Nǐ wǎngqiú dǎ de zhēnhǎo, hái déguo nàme duō guójì dàjiǎng! Měicì kàn nǐ bǐsài, gǎnjué nǐ qīngqīngsōngsōng jiù yíng le.
You play tennis really well, and you’ve even won so many international awards! Every time I watch you play, it feels like you win easily.
Text 2
下午我想去电影院看电影，你去吗？
Xiàwǔ wǒ xiǎng qù diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng, nǐ qù ma?
I want to go to the cinema to watch a movie this afternoon. Are you going?
Text 2
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 75
- Word Frequency Rank
- 48 of 84,292