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

• 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
• 看来(看來) apparently; it seems that
• 打狗还得看主人(打狗還得看主人) when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master
• 看涨(看漲) bull market
• 活动看板(活動看板) calendar of events
• 爱情连连看(愛情連連看) Aiqing Lian Lian Kan
• 要看 it depends on...
• 看着办(看著辦) to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)
• 看风使舵(看風使舵) to see the wind and steer accordingly
• 据我看(據我看) in my view; in my opinion; from what I can see
• 看在 for the sake of ...; considering ...
• 看守 to guard; to watch over
• 依我看 in my opinion
• 来看(來看) to come and see; judging from
• 想想看 to think about it
• 看准(看準) to observe and make sure; to check
• 请看(請看) please see
• 翻看 to browse; to look over (books)
• 察看 to observe; to look carefully
• 看家 to look after the house; (of skill, ability) special; outstanding
• 细看(細看) to look over carefully; to scrutinize
• 看不惯(看不慣) cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove
• 看顾(看顧) to watch over
• 看法 way of looking at a thing; view; opinion
• 看官 dear reader; dear listener
• 矮子看戏(矮子看戲) a dwarf watches a play; praising with inadequate knowledge
• 看样子(看樣子) apparently; it seems that
• 看不见(看不見) cannot see
• 一切向钱看(一切向錢看) to put money above everything else
• 耐看 able to withstand careful appreciation; well worth a second look
• 看板 billboard
• 看得起 to show respect for; to think highly of
• 看承 to regard ; to mistakenly think
• 难看(難看) ugly; unsightly ; disgraceful
• 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
• 连连看(連連看) pattern matching (puzzle game)
• 看在眼里(看在眼裡) to observe; to take it all in
• 狗眼看人低 to act like a snob
• 看笑话(看笑話) to watch with amusement as somebody makes a fool of himself
• 看病 to see a doctor; to see a patient
• 看不过去(看不過去) cannot stand by idly and watch; unable to put up with it any longer
• 看不中 not impressed by
• 看倌 dear reader; dear listener
• 照看 to take care of
• 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
• 百看不厌(百看不厭) to never get tired of looking at something
• 高看 to attach importance to something; to value
• 看守所 detention center
• 看准机会(看準機會) to watch for an opportunity; to see one's chance to
• 猛一看 at first glance; first impression

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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 5 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 28
• 第二回 Chapter 116 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 看视 (看視) 無看視門戶 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷八十四 列女傳 Volume 84: Biographies of Exemplary Women — 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