看 kàn

1. kàn verb to see; to look
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   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; Kroll 2015 '看' 1, p. 236; Sun 2006, loc. 1771; Unihan '看'; XHZD '看' 1, p. 384)
2. kàn verb to visit
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (XHZD '看' 3, p. 384)
3. kàn verb to examine [a patient]
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Unihan '看'; XHZD '看' 4, p. 384)
4. kàn verb to regard; to consider
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '看' 1a, p. 236; Unihan '看'; XHZD '看' 5, p. 384)
5. kàn verb to watch out; to look out for
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '看' 2, p. 236; XHZD '看' 7, p. 384)
6. kàn verb to try and see the result
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Used after a verb (XHZD '看' 6, p. 384)
7. kàn verb to oberve
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (XHZD '看' 2, p. 384)
8. kàn verb to take care of; to protect
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Krol 2015 '看' 3, p. 323684)

Contained in

• 查看 to look over; to examine; to check
• 看懂 to understand what one is reading or watching
• 看完 finished reading
• 照看 to take care of
• 在我看 in my opinion; in my view
• 看家 to look after the house; (of skill, ability) special; outstanding
• 看押 to detain; to take into custody; to imprison temporarily
• 察看 to observe; to look carefully
• 看不起 to look down upon; to despise
• 偷看 to peep; to peek; to steal a glance
• 看破红尘(看破紅塵) to see through the world of mortals; disillusioned with human society; to reject the world for a monastic life
• 杀鸡给猴看(殺雞給猴看) to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; to make an example of somebody (by punishment) to frighten others
• 看钱奴(看錢奴) rich but miserly
• 走马看花(走馬看花) flower viewing from horseback; superficial understanding from cursory observation
• 乍看 at first glance
• 看不出 can't see; can't make out; unable to tell
• 看着办(看著辦) to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)
• 看透 to understand thoroughly; to see beyond the facade; to see through (somebody)
• 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
• 看得过(看得過) presentable; passable
• 轻看(輕看) to look down upon
• 看望 to visit
• 看风使舵(看風使舵) to see the wind and steer accordingly
• 雾里看花(霧里看花) to look at flowers in the fog; blurred vision
• 秒看 to take in at a glance
• 看出 to make out; to see
• 看台 terrace; spectator's grandstand; viewing platform
• 百看不厌(百看不厭) to never get tired of looking at something
• 爱情连连看(愛情連連看) Aiqing Lian Lian Kan
• 看上去 it would appear; it seems (that)
• 看管 to look after
• 探看 to visit; to go to see what's going on
• 看一看 to have a look
• 看准机会(看準機會) to watch for an opportunity; to see one's chance to
• 另眼相看 to see in a new light
• 狗眼看人低 to act like a snob
• 一眼看穿 to see through something at first glance
• 好看 good-looking ; brilliant ; pay attention to
• 看鸟人(看鳥人) a bird-watcher
• 耐看 able to withstand careful appreciation; well worth a second look
• 看球 to watch a football game (or other ball game); Fore! (golf); Watch out for the ball!
• 看守所 detention center
• 看不懂 unable to make sense of what one is looking at
• 看热闹(看熱鬧) to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are
• 斜眼看 from the side of the eye; askance
• 想想看 to think about it
• 看清 to see clearly
• 参看(參看) see also; please refer to; confer (cf.); to consult for reference
• 中看 pleasant to the eye; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4]
• 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

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• 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
• 第四回 Chapter 4 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 29
• 第二十四回 Chapter 24 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 29
• 第九十七回 Chapter 97 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 28
• 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
• 第四十二回 Chapter 42 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 27

Collocations

• 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
• 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: 4
• 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
• 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
• 看沙 (看沙) 今日看沙缽略共兒子不異 — Book of Sui 隋書, 卷84　列傳第49 北狄 Volume 84 Biographies 49: The Beidi — 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
• 看只见 (看只見) 向上看只見天 — Book of Sui 隋書, 卷84　列傳第49 北狄 Volume 84 Biographies 49: The Beidi — count: 2
• 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: 2
• 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: 2