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How do you say "to look at" in Chinese?
看
kàn
In Chinese, "to look at" is 看.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce as KAHN with a falling tone. This is the same as the character for seeing.
Writing and usage
The character is identical to 'to see'. It has nine strokes with an eye radical (目).
Example sentence
请看这个。
Please look at this.
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How to remember 看
Looking at and seeing are nearly synonymous. Both involve your eyes focusing on something.
Related words
- buy 买 mǎi
- close 关上 guān shàng
- eat 吃 chī
- hold 拿 ná
- leave 离开 lí kāi
- read 读 dú
- sit 坐 zuò
- sleep 睡觉 shuì jiào
- throw 扔 rēng
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Questions about 看
How do you say "to look at" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "to look at" is 看. It is a noun.
How is 看 written in Chinese?
The character is identical to 'to see'. It has nine strokes with an eye radical (目).
How is 看 used in a sentence?
Use 看 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 请看这个。 (Please look at this.).
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