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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
看 kàn	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


好看 hǎokàn	好看 \| 好看* \| *好看	good-looking; nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation	HSK 1


看病 kànbìng	看病 \| 看病* \| *看病	to visit a doctor / to see a patient	HSK 1


看到 kàndào	看到 \| 看到* \| *看到	to see	HSK 1


看见 kànjiàn	看见 \| 看见* \| *看见	to see; to catch sight of	看見 HSK 1


看法 kànfǎ	看法 \| 看法* \| *看法	way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL: 個｜个	HSK 2


难看 nánkàn	难看 \| 难看* \| *难看	ugly / unsightly	難看 HSK 2


观看 guānkàn	观看 \| 观看* \| *观看	to watch; to view	觀看 HSK 3


收看 shōukàn	收看 \| 收看* \| *收看	to watch (a TV program)	HSK 3


看上去 kànshangqu	看上去 \| 看上去* \| *看上去	it would appear / it seems (that)	HSK 3


看起来 kànqǐlai	看起来 \| 看起来* \| *看起来	seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be	看起來 HSK 3


看来 kànlai	看来 \| 看来* \| *看来	apparently / it seems that	看來 HSK 4


看望 kànwàng	看望 \| 看望* \| *看望	to pay a visit to; to see (sb)	HSK 4


看不起 kànbuqǐ	看不起 \| 看不起* \| *看不起	to look down upon / to despise	HSK 4


看待 kàndài	看待 \| 看待* \| *看待	to look upon; to regard	HSK 5


看出 kànchū	看出 \| 看出* \| *看出	to make out / to see	HSK 5


看成 kànchéng	看成 \| 看成* \| *看成	to regard as	HSK 5


看 kān	看 \| 看* \| *看	to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard	HSK 6


看好 kànhǎo	看好 \| 看好* \| *看好	to regard as having good prospects	HSK 6


看得起 kàndeqǐ	看得起 \| 看得起* \| *看得起	to show respect for / to think highly of	HSK 6


眼看 yǎnkàn	眼看 \| 眼看* \| *眼看	soon / in a moment / to look on as sth happens	HSK 6


查看 chákàn	查看 \| 查看* \| *查看	to look over / to examine / to check up / to ferret out	HSK 6


看管 kānguǎn	看管 \| 看管* \| *看管	to look after	HSK 6


看得见 kàndéjiàn	看得见 \| 看得见* \| *看得见	can see / visible	看得見 HSK 6


看作 kànzuò	看作 \| 看作* \| *看作	to look upon as / to regard as	HSK 6


看护 kānhù	看护 \| 看护* \| *看护	to nurse / to look after / to watch over / (old) hospital nurse	看護 HSK 7-9


看台 kàntái	看台 \| 看台* \| *看台	terrace / spectator's grandstand / viewing platform	HSK 7-9


看似 kànsì	看似 \| 看似* \| *看似	to look as if; to seem	HSK 7-9


看重 kànzhòng	看重 \| 看重* \| *看重	to regard as important; to value	HSK 7-9


察看 chákàn	察看 \| 察看* \| *察看	to watch / to look carefully at	HSK 7-9


偷看 tōukàn	偷看 \| 偷看* \| *偷看	to peep / to peek / to steal a glance	HSK 7-9


小看 xiǎokàn	小看 \| 小看* \| *小看	to look down on / to underestimate	HSK 7-9


别看 biékàn	别看 \| 别看* \| *别看	don't be fooled by the fact that	別看 HSK 7-9


看中 kànzhòng	看中 \| 看中* \| *看中	to have a preference for / to fancy / to choose after consideration / to settle on	HSK 7-9


看热闹 kànrènao	看热闹 \| 看热闹* \| *看热闹	to enjoy watching a bustling scene / to go where the crowds are	看熱鬧 HSK 7-9


看样子 kànyàngzi	看样子 \| 看样子* \| *看样子	it seems / it looks as if	看樣子 HSK 7-9


由此看来 yóucǐkànlái	由此看来 \| 由此看来* \| *由此看来	thereby / judging from this	由此看來 HSK 7-9


看得出 kàndechū	看得出 \| 看得出* \| *看得出	can see / can tell	HSK 7-9


看不出 kànbuchū	看不出 \| 看不出* \| *看不出	can't discern


耐看 nàikàn	耐看 \| 耐看* \| *耐看	able to withstand careful appreciation / well worth a second look


活动看板 huódòngkànbǎn	活动看板 \| 活动看板* \| *活动看板	calendar of events	活動看板


看板 kànbǎn	看板 \| 看板* \| *看板	billboard


看头 kàntou	看头 \| 看头* \| *看头	qualities that make sth worth seeing (or reading)	看頭


可看 kěkàn	可看 \| 可看* \| *可看	worth seeing


看书 kànshū	看书 \| 看书* \| *看书	to read / to study	看書


看押 kānyā	看押 \| 看押* \| *看押	to detain / to take into custody / to imprison temporarily


看官 kànguān	看官 \| 看官* \| *看官	(old) (used by novelists) dear readers; (used by storytellers) dear audience members


看看 kànkan	看看 \| 看看* \| *看看	to take a look at / to examine / to survey / (coll.) pretty soon


看点 kàndiǎn	看点 \| 看点* \| *看点	highlight (of an event, movie etc)	看點


看好 kānhǎo	看好 \| 看好* \| *看好	to keep an eye on


看开 kànkāi	看开 \| 看开* \| *看开	to come to accept an unpleasant fact / to get over sth / to cheer up	看開


中看 zhōngkàn	中看 \| 中看* \| *中看	pleasant to the eye / Taiwan pr. [zhong4 kan4]


看清 kànqīng	看清 \| 看清* \| *看清	to see clearly


看懂 kàndǒng	看懂 \| 看懂* \| *看懂	to understand what one is reading or watching


看做 kànzuò	看做 \| 看做* \| *看做	to regard as / to look upon as


细看 xìkàn	细看 \| 细看* \| *细看	to peer / to scan / to examine carefully	細看


看涨 kànzhǎng	看涨 \| 看涨* \| *看涨	(finance) bullish	看漲


看守 kānshǒu	看守 \| 看守* \| *看守	to guard / to watch over


看戏 kànxì	看戏 \| 看戏* \| *看戏	to watch a play / to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)	看戲


看破 kànpò	看破 \| 看破* \| *看破	to see through / disillusioned with / to reject (the world of mortals)


试试看 shìshìkàn	试试看 \| 试试看* \| *试试看	to give it a try	試試看


翻看 fānkàn	翻看 \| 翻看* \| *翻看	to browse / to look over (books)


看上 kànshàng	看上 \| 看上* \| *看上	to look upon / to take a fancy to / to fall for


看不惯 kànbuguàn	看不惯 \| 看不惯* \| *看不惯	cannot bear to see / to hate / to dislike / to disapprove	看不慣


刮目相看 guāmùxiāngkàn	刮目相看 \| 刮目相看* \| *刮目相看	to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)


猛一看 měngyīkàn	猛一看 \| 猛一看* \| *猛一看	at first glance / first impression


不看僧面看佛面 bùkànsēngmiànkànfómiàn	不看…佛面 \| 不看…佛面* \| *不看…佛面	lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom) / fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else


看家 kānjiā	看家 \| 看家* \| *看家	to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding


吃着碗里，看着锅里 chīzhewǎnlǐ, kànzheguōlǐ	吃着…锅里 \| 吃着…锅里* \| *吃着…锅里	lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom) / not content with what one already has / (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye	吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡


参看 cānkàn	参看 \| 参看* \| *参看	to consult for reference / see also; please refer to	參看


相看 xiāngkàn	相看 \| 相看* \| *相看	to look at one another / to take a good look at / to look upon


看客 kànkè	看客 \| 看客* \| *看客	audience; spectators; onlookers


雾里看花 wùlǐkànhuā	雾里看花 \| 雾里看花* \| *雾里看花	lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision	霧里看花


看轻 kànqīng	看轻 \| 看轻* \| *看轻	to belittle / to scorn / to take sth lightly	看輕


看淡 kàndàn	看淡 \| 看淡* \| *看淡	to regard as unimportant / to be indifferent to (fame, wealth etc) / (of an economy or a market) to slacken


看透 kàntòu	看透 \| 看透* \| *看透	to understand thoroughly / to see beyond the facade / to see through (sb)


乍看 zhàkàn	乍看 \| 乍看* \| *乍看	at first glance


看破红尘 kànpòhóngchén	看破红尘 \| 看破红尘* \| *看破红尘	(idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society	看破紅塵


看顾 kàngù	看顾 \| 看顾* \| *看顾	to watch over	看顧


照看 zhàokàn	照看 \| 照看* \| *照看	to look after / to attend to / to have in care


另眼相看 lìngyǎnxiāngkàn	另眼相看 \| 另眼相看* \| *另眼相看	to treat sb favorably / to view in a new light


看穿 kànchuān	看穿 \| 看穿* \| *看穿	see through (a person, scheme, trick etc)


轻看 qīngkàn	轻看 \| 轻看* \| *轻看	to look down upon	輕看


走马看花 zǒumǎkànhuā	走马看花 \| 走马看花* \| *走马看花	lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation / to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information	走馬看花


看菜吃饭 kàncàichīfàn	看菜吃饭 \| 看菜吃饭* \| *看菜吃饭	lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances	看菜吃飯


踏看 tàkàn	踏看 \| 踏看* \| *踏看	to investigate on the spot


请看 qǐngkàn	请看 \| 请看* \| *请看	please see ... / vide	請看


看菜吃饭，量体裁衣 kàncàichīfàn, liàngtǐcáiyī	看菜…裁衣 \| 看菜…裁衣* \| *看菜…裁衣	lit. to eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances	看菜吃飯，量體裁衣


看片 kànpiàn	看片 \| 看片* \| *看片	to watch a movie


你看着办吧 nǐkànzhebànba	你看着办吧 \| 你看着办吧* \| *你看着办吧	You figure it out for yourself. / Do as you please.	你看著辦吧


看呆 kàndāi	看呆 \| 看呆* \| *看呆	to gape at / to stare blankly / to stare in rapture / to stare in awe


看不清 kànbuqīng	看不清 \| 看不清* \| *看不清	not able to see clearly


在我看来 zàiwǒkànlái	在我看来 \| 在我看来* \| *在我看来	in my opinion	在我看來


看守所 kānshǒusuǒ	看守所 \| 看守所* \| *看守所	detention center


看走眼 kànzǒuyǎn	看走眼 \| 看走眼* \| *看走眼	to make an error of judgment / to be taken in


监看 jiānkàn	监看 \| 监看* \| *监看	to monitor / to keep an eye on	監看


想想看 xiǎngxiǎngkàn	想想看 \| 想想看* \| *想想看	to think about it


俯看 fǔkàn	俯看 \| 俯看* \| *俯看	to look down at


依我看 yīwǒkàn	依我看 \| 依我看* \| *依我看	in my opinion


探看 tànkàn	探看 \| 探看* \| *探看	to visit / to go to see what's going on

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