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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.