看 kàn
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verb
to see / to look
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Observation
Notes: 看 is a transitive verb where the object is the thing seen. For example, 看东西模糊 'could not see things clearly.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 10; Sun 2006, loc. 1771) -
verb
to visit
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Social Interaction
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verb
to examine a patient
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Health
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verb
to note
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
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verb
to predict / to suggest
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Used before the before the opinion stated -
verb
to try and see the result
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Used after a verb
Contained in
- 吃着碗里，看着锅里(吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡) eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl / not content with what one already has
- 看来(看來) apparently / it seems that
- 眼看 soon ; to watch helplessly
- 看家 to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding
- 看见(看見) to see
- 在我看 in my opinion / in my view
- 给你点颜色看看(給你點顏色看看) (I'll) teach you a lesson / put you in your place
- 看准(看準) to observe and make sure / to check
- 看护(看護) to nurse / to look after / to watch over
- 看笑话(看笑話) to watch with amusement as somebody makes a fool of himself
- 看齐(看齊) to follow somebody's example / to emulate / (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation)
- 猛一看 at first glance / first impression
- 看淡 to regard as unimportant / to be indifferent to (fame, wealth etc)
- 看轻(看輕) to belittle / to scorn / to take something lightly
- 乍看 at first glance
- 看清 to see clearly
- 看看 to take a look at / to examine / to survey / (coll.) pretty soon
- 看病 to see a doctor / to see a patient
- 察看 to observe / to look carefully
- 矮子看戏(矮子看戲) a dwarf watches a play / praising with inadequate knowledge
- 可看 worth seeing
- 看一看 to have a look
- 不好看 unsightly ; embarrassed
- 偷看 to peep / to peek / to steal a glance
- 看倌 dear reader / dear listener
- 看破 to see through
- 中看 pleasant to the eye / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4]
- 雾里看花(霧里看花) to look at flowers in the fog / blurred vision
- 看穿 see through
- 试试看(試試看) to give it a try
- 看台 terrace / spectator's grandstand / viewing platform
- 看出 to make out / to see
- 不看僧面看佛面 not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake
- 监看(監看) to monitor / to keep an eye on
- 看得过儿(看得過兒) passable
- 看准机会(看準機會) to watch for an opportunity / to see one's chance to
- 看球 to watch a football game (or other ball game) / Fore! (golf) / Watch out for the ball!
- 看顾(看顧) to watch over
- 小看 to look down on / to underestimate
- 看菜吃饭(看菜吃飯) to eat depending on the dish / to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means
- 观看(觀看) to watch / to view
- 看得起 to show respect for / to think highly of
- 请看(請看) please see
- 看不惯(看不慣) cannot bear to see / to hate / to dislike / to disapprove
- 看得过(看得過) presentable / passable
- 看在眼里(看在眼裡) to observe / to take it all in
- 一眼看穿 to see through something at first glance
- 狗眼看人低 to act like a snob
- 刮目相看 to take another look / to have great respect for
Also contained in
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 第二回 Chapter 37 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 33
- 第三十九回 Chapter 39 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 32
- 第二回 Chapter 84 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 31
- 第十六回 Chapter 16 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 30
- 第二十四回 Chapter 24 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 29
- 第四回 Chapter 4 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 29
- 第二回 Chapter 116 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 28
- 第二回 Chapter 5 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 28
- 第九十七回 Chapter 97 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 28
- 第七回 Chapter 7 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 27
Collocations
- 往看 (往看) 其姊往看之 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 外儲說左下第三十三 Chapter 33: A Collection of Sayings IV — count: 5
- 坐看 (坐看) 公但坐看 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷73 奚康生 楊大眼 崔延伯 Volume 73: Xi Kangsheng, Yang Dayan, Cui Yanbo — count: 5
- 城看 (城看) 龍從南來登城看 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷二十八 志第十八 五行中 Volume 28 Treatises 18: Five Elements Part Two — count: 4
- 看日 (看日) 常看日早晚 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷六十九 列傳第二十九 劉湛 范曄 Volume 69 Biographies 29: Liu Zhan, Fan Ye — count: 4
- 看人 (看人) 然則看人隨時 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷三十 志第二十 刑法 Volume 30 Treatises 20: Punishment and Law — count: 3
- 看女 (看女) 敬弘嘗往何氏看女 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷六十六 列傳第二十六 王敬弘 何尚之 Volume 66 Biographies 26: Wang Jinghong, He Shangzhi — count: 3
- 看人设 (看人設) 看人設教 — Book of Jin 晉書, 卷三十 志第二十 刑法 Volume 30 Treatises 20: Punishment and Law — count: 3
- 氏看 (氏看) 敬弘嘗往何氏看女 — Book of Song 宋書, 卷六十六 列傳第二十六 王敬弘 何尚之 Volume 66 Biographies 26: Wang Jinghong, He Shangzhi — count: 2
- 看萧 (看蕭) 看蕭公雷汝頭 — Book of Southern Qi 南齊書, 卷四十四 列傳第二十五 徐孝嗣 沈文季 Volume 44 Biographies 25: Xu Xiaosi, Shen Wenji — count: 2
- 开看 (開看) 求得開看 — Book of Wei 魏書, 卷75 尒朱兆 尒朱彦伯 尒朱度律 尒朱天光 Volume 75: Erzhu Zhao, Erzhu Yanbo, Erzhu Dulu, Erzhu Tianguang — count: 2