看

To see in Chinese: 看 (kàn)

kàn

to see

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to see; to look at
  2. 2to read
  3. 3to watch
  4. 4to visit; to call on
  5. 5to consider; to regard as
  6. 6to look after
  7. 7to treat (a patient or illness)
  8. 8to depend on
  9. 9to feel (that)
  10. 10(after a verb) to give it a try
  11. 11to watch out for

Stroke order

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看

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄢˋ

kàn

ㄎ/ kㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 我想看看。

    wǒ xiǎng kàn kàn。

    I want to have a little look.

  • 看这本书。

    kàn zhè běn shū。

    Read this book.

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Related words

看见

kàn jiàn

to see

看法

kàn fǎ

way of looking at a thing

看来

kàn lai

apparently

难看

nán kàn

ugly

好看

hǎo kàn

good-looking

看病

kàn bìng

to visit a doctor

看到

kàn dào

to see

观看

guān kàn

to watch

收看

shōu kàn

to watch (a TV program)

看望

kàn wàng

to pay a visit to

看成

kàn chéng

to regard as

看出

kàn chū

to make out

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