观 (觀) guān
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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
- 信用观察(信用觀察) credit watch
- 肉眼观察(肉眼觀察) observation by naked eye
- 神观(神觀) spiritual manifestation
- 表观遗传学(表觀遺傳學) epigenetics
- 客观世界(客觀世界) the objective world (as opposed to empirical observation)
- 旧观(舊觀) former appearance; what it used to look like
- 观测卫星(觀測衛星) observation satellite
- 观摩(觀摩) to observe and emulate; to study
- 动见观瞻(動見觀瞻) to be watched closely
- 纵观(縱觀) to survey; to observe broadly
- 观后镜(觀後鏡) mirror showing a view to one's rear (including rearview mirror, side-view mirror, baby view mirror etc)
- 流观山海图(流觀山海圖) my eyes wander over the pictures of hills and seas
- 宏观经济学(宏觀经济學) macro-economics
- 毁三观(毀三觀) (of a situation, video clip etc) to make one think wtf!
- 观机而动(觀機而動) observe an opportunity and then act
- 观后感(觀後感) impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc)
- 袖手旁观(袖手旁觀) to watch with folded arms; to look on without lifting a finger
- 景观(景觀) landscape
- 绝对观念(絕對觀念) absolute idea (in Hegel's philosophy)
- 史观(史觀) historical point of view; historically speaking
- 鉴观(鑒觀) examine
- 乐观其成(樂觀其成) to look favorably on something; would be glad to see it happen
- 景观设计(景觀設計) landscape design
- 观景平台(觀景平台) viewing balcony
- 察言观色(察言觀色) to consider [somebody's] words and observe their expression
- 观光团(觀光團) tour group
- 观看(觀看) to watch; to view
- 冷眼旁观(冷眼旁觀) the cool eye of a bystander; a detached point of view
- 寺观(寺觀) exterior of a temple ; a temple
- 围观(圍觀) to stand in a circle and watch
- 主观主义(主觀主義) subjective idealism; empirical idealism
- 遥观(遙觀) to look into the distance
- 眼观四面,耳听八方(眼觀四面,耳聽八方) the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions; to be observant and alert
- 通观(通觀) to take an overall view of something; comprehensive view
- 坐井观天(坐井觀天) to view the sky from the bottom of a well
- 观听四方(觀聽四方) observing and listening to all sides
- 人文景观(人文景觀) place of cultural interest
- 奇观(奇觀) a marvel; a spectacle
- 哀观主义(哀觀主義) pesimissism
- 安坐静观(安坐靜觀) to sit quietly observing
- 铁观音(鐵觀音) Tie Guanyin tea
- 客观性(客觀性) objectivity
- 观瞻(觀瞻) to observe the appearance; to view from the outside ; appearance; view; abiding impression
Also contained in
大观 、 观音乡 、 观塘 、 真身观 、 贞观 、 大观园 、 东观汉记 、 白虎观
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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
- 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: 7
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 观灾 (觀災) 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: 4
- 观鱼 (觀魚) 公將如棠觀魚者 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 4
- 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