dǎ liang
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  • 1

    v.size up; eye; look somebody up and down; measure with the eye

    • mén wèi shàng xià dǎ liang zhe zhè ge mò shēng rén

      门卫上下打量这个陌生人

      The sentry looked the stranger up and down.

    • tā shàng shàng xià xià dǎ liang le wǒ yī fān

      上上下下打量

      She looked me up and down.

    • tā jiāng fáng jiān sì xià dǎ liang le yī xià

      房间四下打量

      She looked all round the room.

    • yòng yǎn jing dǎ liang yī xià

      眼睛打量一下

      take a look at

  • 2

    v.think; reckon; suppose

    • tā dǎ liang le yī xià tiào guò gōu qù

      打量一下跳过

      He took a second to size up the ditch and then jumped across.