看 Not to be confused with [着](11-16.html)
Look / View / See Synonym. 4.20 见
好看 (hǎo kàn) Good-looking
偷看 (tōu kàn) Peep Literal. Steal a look
看法 (kàn fǎ) Opinion Literal. Viewing ways
看相 (kàn xiàng) Fortune-telling Literal. View one's appearance
看书 (kàn shū) To read Literal. View book
看电影 (kàn diàn yǐng) Watch movies Literal. View movies
Compound characters or words with 目 Eye Radical are usually associated with sight
眼 (yǎn) Eyes
瞄 (miáo) Aim
睡 (shùi) Sleep Symbolic. Eyes droop
泪 (lèi) Tears Symbolic. Water droplets from eyes
盲 (máng) Blind Symbolic. Absence of sight – usually used to describe a person who is blind by birth
瞎 (xiā) Blind Symbolic. Eyes are harmed – usually used to describe a person who became blind
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你看 (nǐ kàn) Look *Literal. You look* – often used in daily conversations to mean "take a look" or "check this out". Sometimes used as an exclamation to express annoyance in phrases like "Look (what you've done)!" or "See! (I told you so)"看怎么样 (kàn zěn me yàng) See how it goes Literal. See how – often used to mean "play by ear" when no concrete plans are made in advance.