ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    v.see; look at; watch; read

    • kàn diàn shì

      电视

      watch TV

    • kàn lù xiàng

      录像

      watch a videotape

    • kàn xì

      watch a play

  • 2

    v.look upon; regard; treat

    • lìng yǎn xiāng kàn

      treat with a new attitude

    • wǒ méi ná nǐ dāng wài rén kàn

      外人

      I don't treat you like an outsider.

    • wǒ bǎ nǐ kàn chéng zì jǐ de hái zi

      自己孩子

      I treat you as my own child.

  • 3

    v.think; consider; judge

    • kàn qīng xíng shì

      形势

      make a correct appraisal of the situation

    • kàn wèn tí yào kàn běn zhì

      问题本质

      Look at the essence of the problem.

    • wǒ kàn zhè ge jì huà bù cuò

      这个计划不错

      The plan sounds good to me.

  • 4

    v.call on; visit; see

    • tā céng lái guò wǔ liù cì kàn tā de jiě jie

      姐姐

      He had come half a dozen times to call upon his sister.

    • kàn wàng

      visit

    • wǒ míng tiān qù kàn tā

      明天

      I'll go and see him tomorrow.

  • 5

    v.look after; take care of

    • kàn gù

      look after

    • zhào kàn

      take care of

  • 6

    v.(used after a reduplicated verb or a verb phrase) try and see (what happens)

    • cháng cháng kàn

      Just taste this.

    • zhǎo zhǎo kàn

      have a look

    • xiǎng xiǎng kàn

      Think it over.

  • 7

    v.see or consult (a doctor); treat (a patient or an illness)

    • kàn bìng rén

      病人

      treat a patient

    • kàn yǎn jing

      眼睛

      treat eyes

  • 8

    v.mind; watch out; take care

    • kàn shuāi zhe

      Mind you don't fall!

  • 9

    v.depend/hinge on

    • zhè yào kàn nǐ rú hé chǔ lǐ nà ge wèn tí

      如何处理那个问题

      That depends on how you tackle the problem.

Words and phrases with 看

Word usage

  • Note
    1."看" is different from "看见". "看" refers to the action itself, "看见" refers to the result of the action; "看" means that the action is in progress, and "看见" means that the action has been completed. 2. When pronounced as "kān", "看" means guarding or surveillance, such as "看家" and "看守". "

Similar-form characters to 看

Chinese Characters with pinyin kàn

  • a surname
  • look down from a height; steal a look at