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lookout / viewing platform / observation deck
scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
the objective world (as opposed to empirical observation)
observation by naked eye
to observe / to survey / observation (scientific etc)
HSK 7-9
direct observation / directly perceived through the senses / intuitive / audiovisual
HSK 7-9
watchtower / observation tower
Ferris wheel / observation wheel
to take measurements / measured (speed etc); observed (as opposed to "estimated") / observational (astronomy)
lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing / fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
lit. grass-cutter's comment (humble); fig. my observation as a humble layman / my humble opinion
(TCM) observation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊
Arirang, famous Korean song of love and tragic separation, based on folk tale from Georyo dynasty / Arirang, series of Korean earth observation space satellites
(medicine) to remain in hospital under observation
observation tower / lookout tower
to make astronomical observation
observation satellite
balcony / patio / flat roof / terrace / deck (unroofed platform) / outdoor stage / ancient imperial celestial observation terrace
(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely 望診|望诊 (observation), 聞診|闻诊 (auscultation and olfaction), 問診|问诊 (interrogation), 切診|切诊 (pulse feeling and palpation)
observatory / observation platform
an old observation (idiom) / a truism / banal comments
power of observation / perception


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