kàn

看

to look / watch

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Words with 看

看到 kàn dào to see HSK 1
看见 kàn jiàn to see; to catch sight of HSK 1
好看 hǎo kàn good-looking; nice-looking HSK 1
看病 kàn bìng to visit a doctor; to see a patient HSK 1
看法 kàn fǎ way of looking at a thing; view HSK 2
难看 nán kàn ugly; unsightly HSK 2
看上去 kàn shang qu it would appear; it seems (that) HSK 3
看起来 kàn qǐ lai seemingly; apparently HSK 3
观看 guān kàn to watch; to view HSK 3
收看 shōu kàn to watch (a TV program) HSK 3
看来 kàn lai apparently; it seems that HSK 4
看望 kàn wàng to pay a visit to; to see (sb) HSK 4

Examples from your lessons

  • 晚上我看电视或者打电话。 In the evening I watch TV or make calls. Lesson 9
  • 我喜欢听音乐和看电影。 I like listening to music and watching movies. Lesson 10
  • 我们都喜欢看书。 We all like reading books. Lesson 10
  • 我不太喜欢运动。我喜欢看电影。 I don't really like sports. I like watching movies. Lesson 10
  • 我也喜欢看电影!我们一起去吧! I like watching movies too! Let's go together! Lesson 10
  • 你好吗?你看起来不太好。 Are you OK? You don't look very well. Lesson 11

Character facts

Radical
目 eye; to look, to see; division,…
Parts
手 + 目
Structure
Top–bottom
Unicode
U+770B

Ideographic: Shielding one's eyes 目 with a hand 手 to look to the distance

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