chá kàn
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  • v.observe; look carefully at; watch; inspect

    • chá kàn dí jūn de dòng jing

      察看敌军动静

      observe the enemy troops' movements

    • chá kàn zāi qíng

      察看灾情

      inspect the natural calamity

    • tā zǐ xì chá kàn le zhuāng jia de shēng zhǎng qíng kuàng

      仔细察看庄稼生长情况

      She looked carefully to see how the crops were coming along.

    • chá kàn dòng jing

      察看动静

      look around to see if anything is afoot

    • chá kàn dì xíng

      察看地形

      survey the terrain

    • chá kàn fēng xiàng

      察看风向

      watch which way the wind is blowing

    • tā zhuǎn guò tóu chá kàn fā shēng le shén me shì

      察看发生什么

      He swivelled his head round to watch what was happening.

    • tā guì xia chá kàn yī duǒ huā

      跪下察看

      He knelt down to examine a flower.

Word usage

  • Note
    "察看" is different from "查看". "查看" is "inspection"; "察看" is "observation and investigation".