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  • 1

    adv.soon; in a moment; instantly

    • yǎn kàn tiān jiù yào liàng le

      眼看就要

      It'll be daybreak soon.

    • yǎn kàn bào fēng xuě jiù yào lái le

      眼看暴风雪就要

      The snowstorm will start any moment.

    • chūn tiān yǎn kàn jiù dào le

      春天眼看

      Spring will soon be here.

  • 2

    v.watch helplessly; look on passively

    • bù néng yǎn kàn tā kū

      不能眼看

      cannot watch helplessly as she crying

    • bù néng yǎn kàn zhe hóng shuǐ màn yán

      不能眼看洪水蔓延

      We cannot sit here watching the flood spreading.

    • tā yǎn kàn zhe hái zi kū ér bù guǎn

      眼看孩子不管

      She sat idly by and watch the child cry.

  • 3

    v.see something in person; see before one's eyes

    • wǒ yǎn kàn zhe tā jìn le jiǔ diàn

      眼看酒店

      I saw him go into the hotel with my own eyes.

    • wǒ yǎn kàn tā zhǎng dà de

      眼看长大

      I saw her grow up before my eyes.

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