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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *像* | 像* | *像
to resemble / to be like / to look as if / such as / appearance / image / portrait / image under a mapping (math.)
HSK 2
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  *查* | 查* | *查
to research / to check / to investigate / to examine / to refer to / to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary)
HSK 2
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  *带* | 带* | *带
band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL: 條|条 / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise
HSK 2
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  *眼* | 眼* | *眼
eye (CL:隻|只,雙|双) / (often used with ) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
HSK 2
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  *看* | 看* | *看
to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for
HSK 1
research / a study / CL: 項|项 / to research / to look into
HSK 4
vigor; vitality / spirited / good-looking
HSK 3
to look forward to / to await / expectation
HSK 4
careful; attentive; cautious / to be careful; to look out / (dialect) thrifty; frugal
HSK 5
to look upon; to regard
HSK 5
to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after
HSK 2
to seem / to look / to appear
HSK 3
to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
HSK 2
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  *色* | 色* | *色
color / CL: 種|种 / look / appearance / sex
HSK 4
good-looking; nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *求* | 求* | *求
to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech
HSK 2
to raise one's head; to look up / (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth / (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *神* | 神* | *神
god; deity / supernatural; magical; mysterious / spirit; mind; energy / lively; expressive / look; expression / (coll.) awesome; amazing
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *追* | 追* | *追
to chase / to pursue / to look into / to investigate / to reminisce / to recall / to court (one's beloved) / to binge-watch (a TV drama) / retroactively / posthumously
HSK 3
one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / to act as / as (in the capacity of) / qua / to view as / to look upon (sth as) / to take sth to be
HSK 4
to seek; to look for
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *板* | 板* | *板
board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL: 塊|块 / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious
HSK 3
to look down upon / to despise
HSK 4
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  *找* | 找* | *找
to try to find / to look for / to call on sb / to find / to seek / to return / to give change
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *看* | 看* | *看
to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard
HSK 6
gaze; (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes; look / (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
HSK 5
to seek; to look for
HSK 5
way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *仰* | 仰* | *仰
to face upward / to look up / to admire / to rely on
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *形* | 形* | *形
to appear / to look / form / shape
HSK 6
to look over / to examine / to check up / to ferret out
HSK 6
to look after
HSK 6
gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *照* | 照* | *照
according to / in accordance with / to shine / to illuminate / to reflect / to look at (one's reflection) / to take (a photo) / photo / as requested / as before
HSK 3
a glance / a quick look / a glimpse
HSK 7-9
to look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at
HSK 5
to belong to / to be affiliated to / to fall under the jurisdiction of / a place where one feels that one belongs / one's final destination (where one need look no further)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瞧* | 瞧* | *瞧
to look at / to see / to see (a doctor) / to visit
HSK 5
look; expression
HSK 5
soon / in a moment / to look on as sth happens
HSK 6
lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview / not bothered with the details / superficial / content with shallow understanding
to take care / to keep an eye on / to look after / to tell / to remind
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *管* | 管* | *管
to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to in ... constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards
HSK 3
the utmost care (idiom); to look after sb in every possible way
power / momentum / tendency / impetus / situation / the look of things
HSK 7-9
to hope for; to look forward to
HSK 6
to investigate / to look into
HSK 6
to look back / to review
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *容* | 容* | *容
to hold / to contain / to allow / to tolerate / appearance / look / countenance
glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
HSK 7-9
(slang) rich, good-looking guy
to overlook / to look down at
look / style / appearance / approximation / about / CL: 個|个 / also pr. [mo2 yang4]
HSK 5
to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around
HSK 7-9
complexion / look
HSK 5
face; features / appearance; look / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *顾* | 顾* | *顾
to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to
HSK 6
to nurse / to look after / to watch over / (old) hospital nurse
HSK 7-9
to look as if; to seem
HSK 7-9
(coll.) to look alike / to be a spitting image of
(idiom) (coll.) to continue in an unsatisfactory job (or romantic relationship etc) while actively looking for a better one
(in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
to look closely at / to examine
HSK 7-9
to look anxious (idiom) / to look miserable
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *睨* | 睨* | *睨
to look askance at
to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)
to look down at (from a high vantage point)
expression / look
to work hard / to look after
HSK 7-9
to look at from close up / to watch intently
to look back at history
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
to resemble closely / to be the very image of / to look very much like / to be the spitting image of
to admire / to look up to / to respect sb greatly
HSK 7-9
to take a look at / to examine / to survey / (coll.) pretty soon
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *愣* | 愣* | *愣
to look distracted / to stare blankly / distracted / blank / (coll.) unexpectedly / rash / rashly
HSK 7-9
to look upon as / to regard as
HSK 6
to look forward eagerly to sth / keenly desired
to search for / to look up
HSK 7-9
to size sb up / to look sb up and down / to take the measure of / to suppose / to reckon
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *望* | 望* | *望
full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *俏* | 俏* | *俏
good-looking / charming / (of goods) in great demand / (coll.) to season (food)
outlook / prospect / to look ahead / to look forward to
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *寻* | 寻* | *寻
to search / to look for / to seek
HSK 7-9
to look after (children); childcare / to protect (wildlife, cultural heritage etc); conservation
(coll.) to be eager for / to long for / to look forward to
HSK 7-9
to have a look
look / external appearance / design / overall brand look or logo that can be patented
to look for / to seek / to find fault
to look for an opportunity
to yearn for / to look forward to
HSK 7-9
lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts.
to turn around; to look back / (fig.) to recall the past
HSK 7-9
to look after a baby; to take care of a young child
to disturb / to look for trouble / to stir up a row / to bother sb intentionally
HSK 7-9
taking everyone along, young and old / to look after the elderly and the young
to look for an opportunity
to look favorably on sth / would be glad see it happen
frequency with which people turn their heads to look; degree of attracting attention / percentage of repeat customers (catering, hospitality etc)
knowing (of a smile, look etc)

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