Word: 看 (kàn, kān)

我看不出来我们可以干什么。

Wǒ kàn bù chūlái wǒmen kěyǐ gànshénme.

I don't see what we can do.

我看不到任何东西。

Wǒ kàn búdào rènhé dōngxi.

I can't see anything.

我看不太起他这个人。

Wǒ kàn bú tài qǐ tā zhège rén.

I don't think much of him.

我看了一些书。

Wǒ kànle yìxiē shū.

I have read some books.

我看了他一段时间。

Wǒ kànle tā yíduàn shíjiān.

I looked after him for a period of time.

我看了他的书。

Wǒ kànle tā de shū.

I read his book.

我看了电视播的篮球赛。

Wǒ kànle diànshì bō de lánqiú sài.

I watched the basketball game on TV.

我看了看周围。

Wǒ kànle kàn zhōuwéi.

I looked around me.

我看了自己的笔记。

Wǒ kànle zìjǐ de bǐjì.

I looked at my notes.

我看他永远也不会回来了。

Wǒ kàn tā yǒngyuǎn yě búhuì huílaile.

I am of the opinion that he will never come back.

我看你擅长做这事。

Wǒ kàn nǐ shàncháng zuò zhè shì.

I can see you're good at this.

我看你该做这交易。

Wǒ kàn nǐ gāi zuò zhè jiāoyì.

I think you should make the deal.

我看孩子们过了马路。

Wǒ kàn háizimen guò le mǎlù.

I saw the children walk across the street.

我看完了这本书。

Wǒ kàn wánle zhè běn shū.

I've finished reading the book.

我看完电视才去做功课。

Wǒ kàn wán diànshì cái qù zuò gōngkè.

I'll do my homework after I watch television.

我看我们找到要找的东西了。

Wǒ kàn wǒmen zhǎodào yào zhǎo de dōngxi le.

I think we've found what we were looking for.

我看我们该试试。

Wǒ kàn wǒmen gāi shì shì.

I think we should try it.

我看我们赢不了。

Wǒ kàn wǒmen yíng bù liǎo.

I don't think we'd have any chance of winning.

我看我帮不上你多少忙。

Wǒ kàn wǒ bāng bú shàng nǐ duōshǎo máng.

I don't think I can help you very much.

我看我找到你的一些东西了。

Wǒ kàn wǒ zhǎodào nǐ de yìxiē dōngxi le.

I think I've found something of yours.

我看我现在该走了。

Wǒ kàn wǒ xiànzài gāi zǒule.

I think I'm going to go now.

我看电视看到厌烦了。

Wǒ kàn diànshì kàndào yànfánle.

I'm tired of watching television.

我看见他在看我。

Wǒ kànjiàn tā zài kàn wǒ.

I saw him looking at me.

我看见你在看她。

Wǒ kànjiàn nǐ zài kàn tā.

I saw you looking at her.

我看过她跳舞。

Wǒ kànguo tā tiàowǔ.

I saw her dance once.

我看这不正常。

Wǒ kàn zhè bú zhèngcháng.

This doesn't seem normal to me.

我真的很喜欢看你的视频。

Wǒ zhēnde hěn xǐhuan kàn nǐ de shìpín.

I am really enjoying watching your video.

我礼拜二下午要去看医生。

Wǒ lǐbài'èr xiàwǔ yào qù kàn yīshēng.

I'm going to see the doctor on Tuesday afternoon.

我经常在早饭前看一眼报纸。

Wǒ jīngcháng zài zǎofàn qián kàn yìyǎn bàozhǐ.

I always have a look at the newspaper before breakfast.

我能不能看一下你的报纸？

Wǒ néng bùnéng kàn yíxià nǐ de bàozhǐ?

Can I have a look at your newspaper?

我能看一下您的票吗？

Wǒ néng kàn yíxià nín de piào ma?

May I have a look at your ticket?

我能看一眼那本杂志吗？

Wǒ néng kàn yìyǎn nà běn zázhì ma?

Can I have a look at the magazine?

我能看德语，但是不能说。

Wǒ néng kàn Déyǔ, dànshì bùnéng shuō.

I can read German, but I can't speak it.

我能看懂德语，但不会说。

Wǒ néng kàn dǒng Déyǔ, dàn búhuì shuō.

I can read German, but I can't speak it.

我能看那个吗？

Wǒ néng kàn nàge ma?

Can I see that one?

我要去看电影。

Wǒ yào qù kàn diànyǐng.

I want to go to see a movie.

我要看一下这个。

Wǒ yào kàn yíxià zhège.

I want to have a look at this one.

我规定自己在九点之后不看电视。

Wǒ guīdìng zìjǐ zài jiǔ diǎn zhīhòu bú kàn diànshì.

I make it a rule not to watch television after nine o'clock.

我觉得你应该去看医生。

Wǒ juéde nǐ yīnggāi qù kàn yīshēng.

I think you should see a doctor.

我觉得看电视很浪费时间。

Wǒ juéde kàn diànshì hěn làngfèi shíjiān.

I look on watching TV as a waste of time.

我觉得看电视是浪费时间。

Wǒ juéde kàn diànshì shì làngfèi shíjiān.

I look on watching TV as a waste of time.

我觉得这部电影值得一看再看。

Wǒ juéde zhè bù diànyǐng zhíde yí kàn zài kàn.

I think it is worthwhile to see this film twice.

我认为你要看账单。

Wǒ rènwéi nǐ yào kàn zhàngdān.

I guess you want to see the bill.

我记不得最后看的什么。

Wǒ jì bùdé zuìhòu kàn de shénme.

I don't remember what I was watching in the end.

我记得去年看过你。

Wǒ jìde qùnián kànguo nǐ.

I remember seeing you last year.

我记得我以前看过这部电影。

Wǒ jìde wǒ yǐqián kànguo zhè bù diànyǐng.

I remember having seen this movie before.

我记得我看过她。

Wǒ jìde wǒ kànguo tā.

I remember seeing her.

我记得看过这部电影。

Wǒ jìde kànguo zhè bù diànyǐng.

I remember seeing the movie.

我还没有机会看那部电影。

Wǒ hái méiyǒu jīhuì kàn nà bù diànyǐng.

I haven't had a chance to see the movie yet.

我还没有看完这本书。

Wǒ hái méiyǒu kàn wán zhè běn shū.

I haven't finished reading this book.

我还没看过那个电影。

Wǒ hái méi kànguo nàge diànyǐng.

I haven't seen that movie yet.

我还没看过那段视频。

Wǒ hái méi kànguo nà duàn shìpín.

I haven't yet watched that video.

打铁烤煳了裤裆,没看火候

dǎtiě kǎo húle kùdāng,méi kàn huǒhou

while forging iron, scorched the seat of his trousers: didn't watch the heat

找工作应该看能力，不该看家世。

Zhǎo gōngzuò yīnggāi kàn nénglì, bùgāi kàn jiāshì.

When hiring, you should look at ability, not family background.

把纸卷成筒，从这头往里看。

Bǎ zhǐ juǎn chéng tǒng, cóng zhè tóu wǎng lǐ kàn.

Roll the paper into a tube and look in from this end.

报纸看完后借我看下。

Bàozhǐ kàn wán hòu jiè wǒ kàn xià.

Let me read the paper when you have finished with it.

抱歉，我要去看电影！

Bàoqiàn, wǒ yào qù kàn diànyǐng!

Sorry, I'm going to watch a movie!

招人时，公司也看品德吗？

Zhāo rén shí, gōngsī yě kàn pǐndé ma?

When hiring, does the company also look at moral character?

指亲不富，看嘴不饱

zhǐ qīn bú fù, kàn zuǐ bù bǎo

counting on relatives won't make you rich; watching others' mouths won't fill you up

换个视角看，问题就简单了。

Huàn gè shìjiǎo kàn, wèntí jiù jiǎndānle.

Look at it from a different perspective and the problem becomes simple.

文字看三遍，疵点便百见

wénzì kàn sān biàn, cīdiǎn biàn bǎi xiàn

read the text three times and a hundred flaws appear

新年时我去看你。

Xīnnián shí wǒ qù kàn nǐ.

I'll see you in the new year.

无论从哪方面看，她很健康。

Wúlùn cóng nǎ fāngmiàn kàn, tā hěn jiànkāng.

To all appearances, she is healthy.

日程表改了，大家看一下。

Rìchéngbiǎo gǎile, dàjiā kàn yíxià.

The schedule has changed, so everyone please take a look.

昨天我很开心地看电视。

Zuótiān wǒ hěn kāixīn de kàn diànshì.

I enjoyed watching TV yesterday.

昨天我忘了去看医生。

Zuótiān wǒ wàngle qù kàn yīshēng.

I forgot to go and see the doctor yesterday.

昨天看电视很开心。

Zuótiān kàn diànshì hěn kāixīn.

I enjoyed watching TV yesterday.

是你提议去看这个电影的。

Shì nǐ tíyì qù kàn zhège diànyǐng de.

It was you that suggested seeing that movie.

是谁趁我不在的时候看我的日记？

Shì shéi chèn wǒ bú zài de shíhou kàn wǒ de rìjì?

Who was it that read my diary while I was out?

晚上，孩子仰着头看天上的星星。

Wǎnshang, háizi yǎngzhe tóu kàn tiānshàng de xīngxing.

In the evening, the child looked up at the stars in the sky.

晚上往北看，就能找到北斗星。

Wǎnshang wǎng běi kàn, jiù néng zhǎodào Běidǒuxīng.

Look north at night and you can find the Big Dipper.

晚餐之后你才可以看电视。

Wǎncān zhīhòu nǐ cái kěyǐ kàn diànshì.

You can watch TV after supper.

最近看了什么电影没有？

Zuìjìn kànle shénme diànyǐng méiyǒu?

Have you seen any movies lately?

有些人边看电视边读报纸。

Yǒuxiē rén biān kàn diànshì biān dú bàozhǐ.

Some people read the newspaper and watch TV at the same time.

有没有修养，看他怎么对人。

Yǒuméiyǒu xiūyǎng, kàn tā zěnme duì rén.

Whether someone is well cultivated shows in how he treats people.

有钱难买回头看，头若回看后悔无

yǒuqián nán mǎi huítóu kàn, tóu ruò huí kàn hòuhuǐ wú

money can't buy looking back; if you look back, there's no regret

木头眼镜，看不透

mùtou yǎnjìng, kàn bú tòu

wooden spectacles: can't see through

来北京的游客大多会去看天安门。

Lái Běijīng de yóukè dàduō huì qù kàn Tiān'ānmén.

Most tourists who come to Beijing go to see Tiananmen.

极夜让很多游客想看极光。

Jíyè ràng hěn duō yóukè xiǎng kàn jíguāng.

The polar night makes many tourists want to see the aurora.

桅杆顶上看人，把人瞧矮了

wéigān dǐngshàng kàn rén, bǎ rén qiáo ǎile

looking at people from the top of a mast: you see them as short

正中午看太阳，难瞧

zhèng zhōngwǔ kàn tàiyang, nán qiáo

looking at the sun at high noon: hard to look at

正月十五看花灯，走着瞧

zhēngyuè shíwǔ kàn huādēng, zǒuzheqiáo

looking at lanterns on the 15th of the first month: watch as you walk

没有了我的眼镜我几乎看不到。

Méiyǒule wǒ de yǎnjìng wǒ jīhū kàn búdào.

I can hardly see without my glasses.

没有人看了这部电影会不感动的。

Méiyǒu rén kànle zhè bù diànyǐng huì bù gǎndòng de.

Nobody can see this movie without being moved.

没有人看过神。

Méiyǒu rén kànguo shén.

Nobody has seen God.

没看过。

Méi kànguo.

I haven't seen it.

泰山顶上观日出，看不够的风光

Tài Shān dǐngshàng guān rìchū, kàn búgòu de fēngguāng

watching the sunrise from the top of Mount Tai: scenery you can't see enough of

流媒体让看电影更方便了。

Liúméitǐ ràng kàn diànyǐng gèng fāngbiànle.

Streaming has made watching movies more convenient.

海边的日出你看过吗？

Hǎibiān de rìchū nǐ kànguo ma?

Have you ever seen the sunrise at the seaside?

淘汰赛的比赛你看了吗？

Táotàisài de bǐsài nǐ kànle ma?

Did you watch the knockout round match?

清水河里捞鱼虾,看得一清二楚

Qīngshuǐhé li lāo yúxiā,kàn de yìqīng'èrchǔ

catching fish and shrimp in a clear river: seen perfectly clearly

游客们都想去看兵马俑。

Yóukèmen dōu xiǎng qù kàn bīngmǎyǒng.

All the tourists want to go and see the Terracotta Army.

爱情让他盲目到看不到她的错。

Àiqíng ràng tā mángmù dào kàn búdào tā de cuò.

Love blinded him to her faults.

爷爷每天早上都要看报。

Yéye měitiān zǎoshang dōu yào kàn bào.

Grandpa reads the newspaper every morning.

爸爸今天破例让我看电视。

Bàba jīntiān pòlì ràng wǒ kàn diànshì.

Dad made an exception today and let me watch TV.

爸爸常在晚上看这个卫视。

Bàba cháng zài wǎnshang kàn zhège wèishì.

My dad often watches this satellite channel in the evening.

爸爸建议今天下午去看电影。

Bàba jiànyì jīntiān xiàwǔ qù kàn diànyǐng.

Father suggested to go to the movies this afternoon.

爸爸躺着看电视。

Bàba tǎngzhe kàn diànshì.

My father was lying down while watching TV.

猜猜看他告诉了我什么。

Cāi cāi kàn tā gàosule wǒ shénme.

Guess what he told me.

王八看绿豆，对上眼了

wángba kàn lǜdòu, duì shàng yǎn le

a turtle looks at a mung bean: eyes meet