看书
kàn shū
Pinyin

Definition

看书
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kàn shū
  1. to read
  2. to study

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
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
看来
kàn lai
  1. 1 apparently
  2. 2 it seems that
看好
kān hǎo
  1. 1 to keep an eye on
看待
kàn dài
  1. 1 to look upon
  2. 2 to regard
看书
kàn shū
  1. 1 to read
  2. 2 to study
看见
kàn jiàn
  1. 1 to see
  2. 2 to catch sight of
观看
guān kàn
  1. 1 to watch
  2. 2 to view
中看
zhōng kàn
  1. 1 pleasant to the eye
  2. 2 Taiwan pr. [zhòng kàn]
乍看
zhà kàn
  1. 1 at first glance
来看
lái kàn
  1. 1 to come and see
  2. 2 to see a topic from a certain point of view
偷看
tōu kàn
  1. 1 to peep
  2. 2 to peek
  3. 3 to steal a glance
刮目相看
guā mù xiāng kàn
  1. 1 to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth
  2. 2 to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)
参看
cān kàn
  1. 1 see also
  2. 2 please refer to
  3. 3 compare (cf.)
  4. 4 to consult for reference
另眼相看
lìng yǎn xiāng kàn
  1. 1 to treat sb favorably
  2. 2 to view in a new light
察看
chá kàn
  1. 1 to watch
  2. 2 to look carefully at
小看
xiǎo kàn
  1. 1 to look down on
  2. 2 to underestimate
探看
tàn kàn
  1. 1 to visit
  2. 2 to go to see what's going on

Idioms (11)

一眼看穿
yī yǎn kàn chuān
  1. 1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
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
吃着碗里，看着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ
  1. 1 lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom)
  2. 2 not content with what one already has
  3. 3 (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
看人下菜碟儿
kàn rén xià cài dié r5
  1. 1 (dialect) to treat sb according to their social status, relationship with them etc (idiom)
  2. 2 not to treat everyone equally favorably
看人行事
kàn rén xíng shì
  1. 1 to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
  1. 1 to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
  2. 2 disillusioned with human society
  3. 3 to reject the world for a monastic life
看菜吃饭
kān cài chī fàn
  1. 1 to eat depending on the dish (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
  2. 2 to live within one's means
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
  2. 2 to act according to actual circumstances
  3. 3 to live within one's means
走马看花
zǒu mǎ kàn huā
  1. 1 lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
  2. 2 to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information
雾里看花
wù lǐ kàn huā
  1. 1 lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision

Sample Sentences

我醒来后做两三个平板，冥想十分钟，出卧室后干搓脸半分钟，头脑清晰后，马上投入到看书、写文、锻炼或做早餐中去，那开了个好头的一天就有好彩头。
wǒ xǐnglái hòu zuò liǎng sān gè píngbǎn ，míngxiǎng shí fēnzhōng ，chū wòshì hòu gān cuō liǎn bàn fēnzhōng ，tóunǎo qīngxī hòu ，mǎshàng tóurù dào kànshū 、xiěwén 、duànliàn huò zuò zǎocān zhōng qù ，nà kāi le gè hǎo tóu de yītiān jiù yǒu hǎocǎitóu 。
When I wake up, I do a couple of planks and meditate for ten minutes. I leave my bedroom and give myself a face massage for half a minute. When I'm fully awake, I launch myself into either reading, writing or breakfast making. With such a great start to the day, it's inevitable that I'm going to have a great day ahead of me.
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我想想，我去年几乎没空看书，只顾着打手游，因为换了工作没什么钱和时间，只去了香港玩了三天，至于新朋友，你们懂的，如果我有新朋友的话，现在也不会跟你们鬼混了。
wǒ xiǎngxiang ，wǒ qùnián jīhū méikòng kànshū ，zhǐgù zhe dǎ shǒuyóu ，yīnwèi huàn le gōngzuò méi shénme qián hé shíjiān ，zhī qù le Xiānggǎng wán le sān tiān ，zhìyú xīn péngyou ，nǐmen dǒng de ，rúguǒ wǒ yǒu xīn péngyou dehuà ，xiànzài yě bù huì gēn nǐmen guǐhùn le 。
Let me think. I had almost no time for reading last year and mostly just busied myself with mobile phone games. As I switched jobs, I didn't have that much money or time, so I just went to Hong Kong on holiday for three days. As to new friends, you must understand, if I had new friends, I wouldn't still be slumming it with you guys.
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你喜欢看书吗？
nǐ xǐhuan kànshū ma ？
Do you like to read?
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我不喜欢看书，我喜欢看电影。
wǒ bù xǐhuan kànshū ，wǒ xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng 。
I don't like to read books, I like to watch movies.
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我在家看书。
wǒ zài jiā kànshū 。
I am reading at home.
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我一看书，就想睡。
wǒ yī kànshū ，jiù xiǎng shuì 。
As soon as I start reading a book, I want to fall asleep.
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爸爸，可以看书吗？
bàba ，kěyǐ kànshū ma ？
Daddy, can we read a book?
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你为什么不去图书馆看书？咖啡店这么吵。
nǐ wèishénme bú qù túshūguǎn kànshū ？kāfēidiàn zhème chǎo 。
Why don't you go to the library to read? The coffee shop is so noisy.
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