Chinese Notes

观 (觀) guān

guān verb to look at; to watch; to observe
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 看. For example, 走马观花 'to have a cursory look and gain a shallow understanding' [by observing flowers while riding a galloping horse] (CCI p. 36; CC-CEDICT '走馬觀花'; FE '觀' guān 1; Guoyu '觀' guān v 1; Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 1, p. 143; Unihan '觀'; XHZD '觀' guān 1)
guàn noun Taoist monastery; monastery
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
Notes: (FE '觀' guàn; Guoyu '觀' guàn n 3; Kroll 2015 '觀' guàn 2, p. 143; XHZD '觀' guàn)
guān verb to display; to show; to make visible
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 显示 (FE '觀' guān 3; Guoyu '觀' guān v 3; Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 3, p. 143)
guān proper noun Guan
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '觀' guān n 3)
guān noun appearance; looks
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Unihan '觀')
guān noun a sight; a view; a vista
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 景象 (FE '觀' guān 2; Guoyu '觀' guān n 1; Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 1b, p. 143; XHZD '觀' guān 2)
guān noun a concept; a viewpoint; a perspective
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 看法 (FE '觀' guān 4; Guoyu '觀' guān n 2; Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 4, p. 143; XHZD '觀' guān 3)
guān verb to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 欣赏 (Guoyu '觀' guān v 2)
guàn noun an announcement
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: An announcement placed outside the palace doors (Guoyu '觀' guàn n 1, p. 143)
guàn noun a high tower; a watchtower
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '觀' guàn n 2; Kroll 2015 '觀' guàn 1, p. 143)
guān proper noun Surview
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: The name of a hexagram (Kroll 2015 '觀' guān 5, p. 143)

Contained in

拱手旁观(拱手旁觀) to watch from the sidelines and do nothing
观察员(觀察員) observer
气象观测站(氣象觀測站) weather station
安坐静观(安坐靜觀) to sit quietly observing
观见(觀見) to observe; to see
观音(觀音) Guanyin [Bodhisattva]
纵观(縱觀) to survey; to observe broadly
观众(觀眾) spectator; audience
观光客(觀光客) tourist
坐观成败(坐觀成敗) to sit and await success or failure; to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
通观(通觀) to take an overall view of something; comprehensive view
可观(可觀) worth viewing ; considerably
旁观者(旁觀者) an observer; a spectator
客观性(客觀性) objectivity
观后镜(觀後鏡) mirror showing a view to one's rear (including rearview mirror, side-view mirror, baby view mirror etc)
观光团(觀光團) tour group
旁观者清(旁觀者清) the person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear; the spectator sees more of the game
外观(外觀) exterior condition; exterior appearance
主观(主觀) subjective
袖手旁观(袖手旁觀) to watch with folded arms; to look on without lifting a finger
主观主义(主觀主義) subjective idealism; empirical idealism
矮人观场(矮人觀場) a dwarf watches a scene; praising with inadequate knowledge
谢绝参观(謝絕參觀) closed to visitors; no admittance
游观(遊觀) to tour; to visit
观摩(觀摩) to observe and emulate; to study
观景平台(觀景平台) viewing balcony
景观设计(景觀設計) landscape design
观赏(觀賞) to see and enjoy; to admire the view
客观(客觀) objective ; objectivity ; visible exterior
观落阴(觀落陰) a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey
反观(反觀) by contrast; but as for this...; viewed from another angle; subjectively; introspection
人文景观(人文景觀) place of cultural interest
荣辱观(榮辱觀) precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful
观鸟(觀鳥) birdwatching
观光区(觀光區) tourist region; sightseeing area
观风(觀風) on lookout duty; to serve as lookout
强迫观念(強迫觀念) compelling notion; obsession
参观(參觀) to look around; to visit and observe
观念(觀念) idea; notion; thought ; point of view ; perception
宏观经济学(宏觀经济學) macro-economics
美观(美觀) pleasing to the eye; beautiful
观察(觀察) to observe; to look carefully ; Surveillence Commissioner
概观(概觀) to survey; to take stock of; overview
奇观(奇觀) a marvel; a spectacle
观照(觀照) to observe with care
人生观(人生觀) a perspective on life

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观澜湖、白虎观、古观象台、大观、古文观止

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Collocations

两观 (兩觀) 雉門及兩觀災 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 14
欲观 (欲觀) 予欲觀古人之象 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書益稷 Yu Shu - Yi and Ji — count: 7
可以观 (可以觀) 可以觀德 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書咸有一德 Shang Shu - Common Possession of Pure Virtue — count: 6
观兵 (觀兵) 觀兵於東夷 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 6
观社 (觀社) 公如齊觀社 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 5
观起 (觀起) 楚觀起有寵於令尹子南 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
曰观 (曰觀) 女曰觀乎 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄭‧溱洧 Lessons from the states - Odes of Zheng - Zhen Wei — count: 4
观政 (觀政) 可以觀政 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書咸有一德 Shang Shu - Common Possession of Pure Virtue — count: 4
齐观 (齊觀) 公如齊觀社 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 4
言观 (言觀) 言觀其旂 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鴻鴈之什‧庭燎 Minor odes of the kingdom - Hong Yan Zhi Shen - Ting Liao — count: 4