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; 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: (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; 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

• 斜眼看 from the side of the eye; askance
• 看球 to watch a football game (or other ball game); Fore! (golf); Watch out for the ball!
• 看守者 watchman
• 看得过(看得過) presentable; passable
• 活动看板(活動看板) calendar of events
• 看着办(看著辦) to do as one sees fit; to play it by ear (according to the circumstances)
• 据我看(據我看) in my view; in my opinion; from what I can see
• 相看 to look at each other ; to examine; to observe
• 高看 to attach importance to something; to value
• 想想看 to think about it
• 监看(監看) to monitor; to keep an eye on
• 看守所 detention center
• 走马看花(走馬看花) flower viewing from horseback; superficial understanding from cursory observation
• 看着不管(看著不管) to stand by and pay no heed; to ignore
• 看扁 to have a low opinion of
• 看上 to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for
• 察看 to observe; to look carefully
• 一眼看穿 to see through something at first glance
• 看走眼 to make an error of judgment; to be taken in
• 看透 to understand thoroughly; to see beyond the facade; to see through (somebody)
• 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
• 看好 finished reading
• 百看不厌(百看不厭) to never get tired of looking at something
• 难看(難看) ugly; unsightly ; disgraceful
• 看待 to look upon; to regard
• 看似 to look as if; to seem
• 看得中 to take a liking for; to fancy
• 看望 to visit
• 看不起 to look down upon; to despise
• 眼看 soon ; to watch helplessly
• 偷看 to peep; to peek; to steal a glance
• 看作 to look upon as; to regard as
• 看重 to regard as important; to care about
• 依我来看(依我來看) as I see it; in my opinion
• 翻看 to browse; to look over (books)
• 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
• 观看(觀看) to watch; to view
• 来看(來看) to come and see; judging from
• 看顾(看顧) to watch over
• 看淡 to regard as unimportant; to be indifferent to (fame, wealth etc)
• 看情况(看情況) depending on the situation
• 看完 finished reading
• 看客 audience; spectators; onlookers
• 看出 to make out; to see
• 可看 worth seeing
• 看守 to guard; to watch over
• 看热闹(看熱鬧) to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are
• 看不懂 unable to make sense of what one is looking at
• 看不清 not able to see clearly
• 看倌 dear reader; dear listener

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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
• 第二回 Chapter 116 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
• 第二回 Chapter 5 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — 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
• 看事 (看事) 卽敕把燭看事 — Book of Liang 梁書, 卷三 本紀第三 武帝下 Volume 3: Emperor Wu 3 — count: 2