刮目相看
guā mù xiāng kàn
Pinyin

Definition

刮目相看
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guā mù xiāng kàn
  1. to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
  2. to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

好看
hǎo kàn
  1. 1 good-looking
  2. 2 nice-looking
  3. 3 good (of a movie, book, TV show etc)
  4. 4 embarrassed
  5. 5 humiliated
查看
chá kàn
  1. 1 to look over
  2. 2 to examine
  3. 3 to check up
  4. 4 to ferret out
相信
xiāng xìn
  1. 1 to be convinced (that sth is true)
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to accept sth as true
看
kān
  1. 1 to look after
  2. 2 to take care of
  3. 3 to watch
  4. 4 to guard
看看
kàn kan
  1. 1 to take a look at
  2. 2 to examine
  3. 3 to survey
  4. 4 (coll.) pretty soon
互相
hù xiāng
  1. 1 each other
  2. 2 mutually
  3. 3 mutual
亮相
liàng xiàng
  1. 1 to strike a pose (Chinese opera)
  2. 2 (fig.) to make a public appearance
  3. 3 to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc)
  4. 4 (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
刮
guā
  1. 1 to scrape
  2. 2 to blow
  3. 3 to shave
  4. 4 to plunder
  5. 5 to extort
心目
xīn mù
  1. 1 mind
意气相投
yì qì xiāng tóu
  1. 1 congenial
栏目
lán mù
  1. 1 regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program)
  2. 2 program (TV or radio)
照相
zhào xiàng
  1. 1 to take a photograph
目
mù
  1. 1 eye
  2. 2 item
  3. 3 section
  4. 4 list
  5. 5 catalogue
  6. 6 table of contents
  7. 7 order (taxonomy)
  8. 8 goal
  9. 9 name
  10. 10 title
目光
mù guāng
  1. 1 sight
  2. 2 vision
  3. 3 view
  4. 4 gaze
  5. 5 look
目前
mù qián
  1. 1 at the present time
  2. 2 currently
目标
mù biāo
  1. 1 target
  2. 2 goal
  3. 3 objective
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
目的
mù dì
  1. 1 purpose
  2. 2 aim
  3. 3 goal
  4. 4 target
  5. 5 objective
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
目的地
mù dì dì
  1. 1 destination (location)
盲目
máng mù
  1. 1 blind
  2. 2 blindly
  3. 3 ignorant
  4. 4 lacking understanding
相
Xiāng
  1. 1 surname Xiang

Idioms (20)

一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目了然
yī mù liǎo rán
  1. 1 obvious at a glance (idiom)
一目十行
yī mù shí háng
  1. 1 ten lines at a glance (idiom)
  2. 2 to read very rapidly
一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
一脉相承
yī mài xiāng chéng
  1. 1 traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
一叶障目
yī yè zhàng mù
  1. 1 lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not seeing the wider picture
  3. 3 can't see the wood for the trees
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
  2. 2 no discord, no concord
不看僧面看佛面
bù kàn sēng miàn kàn fó miàn
  1. 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互相推诿
hù xiāng tuī wěi
  1. 1 mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
  2. 2 passing the buck to and fro
  3. 3 each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
  1. 1 to be the right person for the job (idiom)
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以礼相待
yǐ lǐ xiāng dài
  1. 1 to treat sb with due respect (idiom)
休戚相关
xiū qī xiāng guān
  1. 1 to share the same interests (idiom)
  2. 2 to be closely related
  3. 3 to be in the same boat

Sample Sentences

哎呦！士别三日当刮目相看啊！写得还真不错啊，这是颜体吧。
āiyōu ！shìbiésānrì dāng guāmùxiāngkān ā ！xiě de hái zhēn bùcuò ā ，zhè shì yántǐ ba 。
Ah! It's not been that long since I saw you last but you've already made such headway! You write so well, this is Yan style, yeah?
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没想到你小子研究得这么透彻啊，今天真是让我对你刮目相看啊！
méi xiǎngdào nǐ xiǎozi yánjiū de zhème tòuchè ā ，jīntiān zhēn shì ràng wǒ duì nǐ guāmùxiāngkàn ā ！
I never thought a guy like you researched it so thoroughly. Today I am really seeing you in a new light!
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嘿嘿，有意思吧。这下该对我刮目相看了吧。
hēihēi ，yǒu yìsi ba 。zhèxià gāi duì wǒ guāmùxiāngkān le ba 。
Haha, it's interesting, right? I bet now you see me in a new light.
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这么看来以女性为客户的投资项目的确更具有竞争力。听你分析得头头是道，真是三日不见，刮目相看啊。
zhème kànlai yǐ nǚxìng wèi kèhù de tóuzī xiàngmù díquè gèng jù yǒu jìngzhēnglì 。tīng nǐ fēnxī de tóutóushìdào ，zhēnshì sānrì bújiàn ，guāmùxiāngkān ā 。
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