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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
好看
hǎokàn
good-looking
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
Example Sentences (10)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 75
- Word Frequency Rank
- 48 of 84,292