观察
guān chá
Pinyin

Definition

观察
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guān chá
  1. to observe
  2. to watch
  3. to survey
  4. to examine
  5. observation
  6. view
  7. perspective
  8. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

观察
guān chá
  1. 1 to observe
  2. 2 to watch
  3. 3 to survey
  4. 4 to examine
  5. 5 observation
  6. 6 view
  7. 7 perspective
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
警察
jǐng chá
  1. 1 police
  2. 2 police officer
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
侦察
zhēn chá
  1. 1 to investigate a crime
  2. 2 to scout
  3. 3 to reconnoiter
  4. 4 reconnaissance
  5. 5 detection
  6. 6 a scout
失察
shī chá
  1. 1 to fail in observing or supervising
  2. 2 to miss
  3. 3 to let sth slip through
察
Chá
  1. 1 short name for Chahar Province 察哈爾|察哈尔[Chá hā ěr]
察觉
chá jué
  1. 1 to sense
  2. 2 to perceive
  3. 3 to become aware of
  4. 4 to detect
检察
jiǎn chá
  1. 1 to inspect
  2. 2 (law) to prosecute
  3. 3 to investigate
检察官
jiǎn chá guān
  1. 1 public prosecutor
  2. 2 public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)
检察院
jiǎn chá yuàn
  1. 1 prosecutor's office
  2. 2 procuratorate
洞察
dòng chá
  1. 1 to see clearly
洞察力
dòng chá lì
  1. 1 insight
监察
jiān chá
  1. 1 to supervise
  2. 2 to control
考察
kǎo chá
  1. 1 to inspect
  2. 2 to observe and study
  3. 3 on-the-spot investigation
视察
shì chá
  1. 1 to inspect
  2. 2 an investigation
觉察
jué chá
  1. 1 to sense
  2. 2 to perceive
  3. 3 to come to realize
  4. 4 to be aware
警察局
jǐng chá jú
  1. 1 police station
  2. 2 police department
  3. 3 police headquarters
体察
tǐ chá
  1. 1 to experience
  2. 2 to observe
侦察兵
zhēn chá bīng
  1. 1 a scout
  2. 2 spy
侦察机
zhēn chá jī
  1. 1 surveillance aircraft
  2. 2 spy plane
刚察
Gāng chá
  1. 1 Gangcha county (Tibetan: rkang tsha rdzong) in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海北藏族自治州[Hǎi běi Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

Idioms (6)

察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
  2. 2 to deduce the whole story from small traces
察言观色
chá yán guān sè
  1. 1 to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom)
  2. 2 to discern what sb thinks from his body language
明察暗访
míng chá àn fǎng
  1. 1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
  2. 2 taking information from all sides
明察秋毫
míng chá qiū háo
  1. 1 lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 fig. perceptive of even the finest detail
暗察明访
àn chá míng fǎng
  1. 1 open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
  2. 2 taking information from all sides
水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒
shuǐ zhì qīng zé wú yú , rén zhì chá zé wú tú
  1. 1 water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends (idiom)

Sample Sentences

自古以来，中国人往往用军营的秩序来观察一支军队的战备能力，古有细柳营今有朱日和同样壁垒森严，同样卧虎藏龙
zìgǔyǐlái ，Zhōngguó rén wǎngwǎng yòng jūnyíng de zhìxù lái guānchá yī Zhī jūnduì de zhànbèi nénglì ，gǔ yǒu Xìliúyíng jīn yǒu Zhūrìhé tóngyàng bìlěisēnyán ，tóngyàng wòhǔcánglóng
From ancient times, Chinese people have used the order of battle camps to observe a troops readiness for battle. As in the olden days there was the Xiliu Camp, now there is Zhurihe, both strongly fortified, both conceal hidden talents.
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诶，这可不好说，据我个人观察呢，时下年轻人确实喜欢寻求各种美食新体验，不过大多数充其量也就是吃货。
èi ，zhè kě bùhǎoshuō ，jù wǒ gèrén guānchá ne ，shíxià niánqīngrén quèshí xǐhuan xúnqiú gèzhǒng měishí xīn tǐyàn ，bùguò dàduōshù chōngqíliàng yějiùshì chīhuò 。
Agh, it's not really that easy to say. In my own view, young people these days really do like to seek out new dining experiences, but the majority of people at most are foodies.
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说起来，这当中真的还有许多现象值得我们观察深思呢。
shuō qǐlai ，zhè dāngzhōng zhēnde háiyǒu xǔduō xiànxiàng zhídé wǒmen guānchá shēnsī ne 。
Now that you say it there are several phenomena that are worthy of our observation and exploration.
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但在此后数年间，亚马逊电商业务面临水土不服以及中国本土电商的挤压，持续走在收缩的道路上，市场份额也从15.4%跌至不到1%，电商业务不断压缩后的亚马逊在中国还能走多远？一切尚待观察。
dàn zài cǐhòu shǔ niánjiān ，Yàmǎxùn diànshāng yèwù miànlín shuǐtǔbùfú yǐjí Zhōngguó běntǔ diànshāng de jǐyā ，chíxù zǒu zài shōusuō de dàolù shàng ，shìchǎngfèné yě cóng diēzhì bùdào ，diànshāng yèwù bùduàn yāsuō hòu de Yàmǎxùn zài Zhōngguó hái néng zǒu duō yuǎn ？yīqiè shàng dài guānchá 。
However, in the following years, squeezed by China’s local e-commerce players, Amazon's e-commerce business began to shrink. The market share also fell from 15.4% to less than 1%. How far can Amazon go in China with it’s shrinking e-commerce business. Everything remains to be seen.
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哇！你在哪里找到的？观察力真强，我晃来晃去什么都没看到？
wā ！nǐ zài nǎli zhǎodào de ？guānchálì zhēn qiáng ，wǒ huàng lái huàng qù shénme dōu méi kàndào ？
Wow! Where did you find them? You're so perceptive, I was wandering back and forth and didn't find anything.
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你看看这是什么？陈思凯最近和一个女生走得很近，两个人自习的时候总是坐在一起，天天放学都一起回家。据我观察，他们有早恋倾向。
nǐ kànkan zhè shì shénme ？Chénsīkǎi zuìjìn hé yī gè nǚshēng zǒu de hěn jìn ，liǎng gè rén zìxí de shíhou zǒngshì zuò zài yīqǐ ，tiāntiān fàngxué dōu yīqǐ huíjiā 。jù wǒ guānchá ，tāmen yǒu zǎoliàn qīngxiàng 。
What do you think this is? Chen Sikai has gotten close to one female student. The two of them always sit together when they study and go home together after school everyday. According to what I have observed, they seem to have a crush on each other.
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其实冥想是练习将思绪只停留在一点上，固定不动，以观察自我。通过排空杂念，我们可以渐渐地明白真正的自己，以获得更平静的生活。
qíshí míngxiǎng shì liànxí jiāng sīxù zhǐ tíngliú zài yīdiǎn shàng ，gùdìng bù dòng ，yǐ guānchá zìwǒ 。tōngguò páikōng zániàn ，wǒmen kěyǐ jiànjiàn de míngbai zhēnzhèng de zìjǐ ，yǐ huòdé gèng píngjìng de shēnghuó 。
In fact, meditation is the practice of focusing all your thoughts on one point and keeping it fixed there, so that you can reflect inward. By eliminating distracting thoughts, we can gradually understand who we really are. In turn, we gain a peaceful existence.
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当然，我们上车就要观察病人情况并且开始监护。否则路上出事了怎么办！
dāngrán ，wǒmen shàngchē jiùyào guānchá bìngrén qíngkuàng bìngqiě kāishǐ jiānhù 。fǒuzé lùshang chūshì le zěnme bàn ！
Of course, when you get in the ambulance we need to check the patient's status and begin monitoring them. Otherwise, if something happens on the road, what will we do?
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继续观察吧。我还是相信政府，会让房价回到合理的水平。
jìxù guānchá ba 。wǒ háishì xiāngxìn zhèngfǔ ，huì ràng fángjià huí dào hélǐ de shuǐpíng 。
Maybe we should continue watching the market. I still believe the government that they will bring housing prices back to a reasonable level.
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我也有意观察过这个年轻人，是棵好苗子。但是她资历比较浅，经验不足，不够老练，恐怕难以胜任。
wǒ yě yǒuyì guānchá guo zhè ge niánqīngrén ，shì kē hǎomiáozi 。dànshì tā zīlì bǐjiào qiǎn ，jīngyàn bùzú ，bùgòu lǎoliàn ，kǒngpà nányǐ shèngrèn 。
I've also had my eye on that young woman; she's got a lot of potential. However, she has few qualifications and insufficient experience. I'm worried that she's not qualified for the job.
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