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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)
你看人家王老师，刚来这儿工作三年就当了教授，还有个好妻子，真让人羡慕！
Nǐ kàn rénjiā Wáng lǎoshī, gāng lái zhèr gōngzuò sān nián jiù dāng le jiàoshòu, hái yǒu gè hǎo qīzǐ, zhēn ràng rén xiànmù!
Look at Teacher Wang: he came here to work only three years ago and already became a professor, and he even has a good wife. It really makes people envious!
Text 2
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
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
左边这个看报纸的女孩子是你姐姐吗？
Zuǒbiān zhège kàn bàozhǐ de nǚ háizi shì nǐ jiějie ma?
Is this girl on the left who is reading a newspaper your older sister?
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
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
别看报纸了，医生说你要多休息。
Bié kàn bàozhǐ le, yīshēng shuō nǐ yào duō xiūxi.
Stop reading the newspaper; the doctor said you need more rest.
Text 2
帮我看一下这件衣服怎么样。
Bāng wǒ kàn yí xià zhè jiàn yīfu zěnme yàng.
Please help me check what this piece of clothing is like.
Text 2
不要看电视了，明天上午还有汉语课呢。
Bù yào kàn diànshì le, míngtiān shàngwǔ hái yǒu hànyǔ kè ne.
Don't watch TV anymore; there's Chinese class tomorrow morning.
Text 1
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 75
- Word Frequency Rank
- 48 of 84,292