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How do you say "to see" in Chinese?
看
kàn
In Chinese, "to see" is 看.
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Pronunciation
Say KAHN with a falling tone. The pitch begins high and drops noticeably.
Writing and usage
The character has nine strokes with an eye radical (目), referring to the physical act of looking or seeing.
Example sentence
我看到一只鸟。
I see a bird.
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How to remember 看
The eye radical is the key. Seeing is what your eyes do when they take in visual information.
Related words
- answer 接电话 jiē diàn huà
- to be 在 zài
- end 告终 gào zhōng
- look at 看 kàn
- read 读 dú
- show 展示 zhǎn shì
- sing 唱 chàng
- talk 说 shuō
- work 工作 gōng zuò
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Questions about 看
How do you say "to see" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "to see" is 看. It is a noun.
How is 看 written in Chinese?
The character has nine strokes with an eye radical (目), referring to the physical act of looking or seeing.
How is 看 used in a sentence?
Use 看 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我看到一只鸟。 (I see a bird.).
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"To see" in other languages
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