观看
guān kàn
Pinyin

Definition

观看
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guān kàn
  1. to watch
  2. to view

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

许多美国华裔甚至“撒钱”包场观看这场电影
xǔduō Měiguó Huáyì shènzhì “sǎ qián ”bāochǎng guānkàn zhè chǎng diànyǐng
Many Chinese Americans even "spend money" to watch this movie.
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我听说，中国头号网红Papi酱，第一次直播就有两千万人同时在线收看，累积观看人次快八千万人。真不敢想象，要是她推荐一个东西，能带来多少商机？
wǒ tīngshuō ，Zhōngguó tóuhào wǎnghóng Papi酱 ，dìyīcì zhíbō jiù yǒu liǎng qiān wàn rén tóngshí zàixiàn shōukàn ，lěijī guānkàn réncì kuài bā qiān wàn rén 。zhēn bù gǎn xiǎngxiàng ，yàoshi tā tuījiàn yī ge dōngxi ，néng dàilái duōshao shāngjī ？
I hear, that the first time China’s premiere internet star Papi Jiang live streamed, 20 million people watched it online and it accumulated almost 80 million views. I really can’t even imagine if she promoted something what kind of business opportunities that would bring.
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哈哈，八点春晚开始的时候，我们都会一起观看。不过我们年轻人嘛，当然更喜欢看网络直播的啦。
hāhā ，bādiǎn chūn wǎn kāishǐ de shíhou ，wǒmen dōuhuì yīqǐ guānkàn 。bùguò wǒmen niánqīngrén ma ，dāngrán gèng xǐhuan kàn wǎngluò zhíbō de la 。
Haha, the show starts at eight and we all watch it together. We youngsters though, of course we prefer to watch the live stream online.
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英国广播公司和英国独立电视公司已确认，打算今年年底联合推出流媒体平台BritBox，以抗衡美国流媒体巨头奈飞。越来越多的观众舍弃传统广播电视渠道，希望在流媒体平台观看到及时更新的节目。
YīngguóGuǎngbōGōngsī hé Yīngguó dúlì diànshì gōngsī yǐ quèrèn ，dǎsuàn jīnnián niándǐ liánhé tuīchū liúméitǐ píngtái ，yǐ kànghéng Měiguó liúméitǐ jùtóu nàifēi 。yuèláiyuè duō de guānzhòng shěqì chuántǒng guǎngbō diànshì qúdào ，xīwàng zài liúméitǐ píngtái guānkàn dào jíshí gēngxīn de jiémù 。
The BBC and the British independent television company have confirmed that they intend to jointly launch the streaming media platform BritBox at the end of this year to counter the US streaming media giant Netflix. More and more viewers are abandoning the traditional radio and television channels to watch programs on the streaming media platform.
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