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看照片比听描述更直观。

Kàn zhàopiān bǐ tīng miáoshù gèng zhíguān.

Looking at photos gives a more direct impression than hearing a description.
看电视是一种被动的活动。

Kàn diànshì shì yìzhǒng bèidòng de huódòng.

Watching TV is a passive activity.
看看你能跳多高。

Kànkan nǐ néng tiào duō gāo.

See how high you can jump.
看看反应如何。

Kànkan fǎnyìng rúhé.

Let's see what the reaction is.
看看发生了什么。

Kànkan fāshēngle shénme.

Look what happened.
看看天的样子，要下雨了。

Kànkan tiān de yàngzi, yào xiàyǔle.

Judging from the look of the sky, it is likely to rain.
看看我的新车。

Kànkan wǒ de xīn chē.

Look at my new car.
看看我的答案是不是对的。

Kànkan wǒ de dá'àn shìbúshì duì de.

See if my answer is correct.
看看这一切。

Kànkan zhè yíqiè.

Just look at all this.
看看这些蚂蚁。

Kànkan zhèxiē mǎyǐ.

Look at all those ants.
看看那辆日本车。

Kànkan nà liàng Rìběn chē.

Look at the car made in Japan.
看看那边的树熊。

Kànkan nàbian de shù Xióng.

Look at that koala over there.
看着他并且跟他做同样的事情。

Kànzhe tā bìngqiě gēn tā zuò tóngyàng de shìqing.

Watch him and do the same thing.
看着她的背影，我笑了。

Kànzhe tā de bèiyǐng, wǒ xiàole.

Watching her from behind, I smiled.
看着孩子毕业，妈妈心情澎湃。

Kànzhe háizi bìyè, māma xīnqíng péngpài.

Watching her child graduate, the mother was filled with emotion.
看着孩子生病，她一脸忧愁。

Kànzhe háizi shēngbìng, tā yì liǎn yōuchóu.

Watching her child be ill, she looked full of worry.
看着我的眼睛。

Kànzhe wǒ de yǎnjing.

Look into my eyes.
看着旧照片，奶奶感慨了很久。

Kànzhe jiù zhàopiān, nǎinai gǎnkǎile hěn jiǔ.

Looking at the old photos, grandma sighed wistfully for a long time.
看着空房子，我有点伤感。

Kànzhe kōng fángzi, wǒ yǒudiǎn shānggǎn.

Looking at the empty house, I felt a little sad.
看花容易种花难

kàn huā róngyì zhònghuā nán

looking at flowers is easy, growing flowers is hard
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣

kàncàichīfàn, liàngtǐcáiyī

look at the dishes to eat your meal, measure the body to cut the clothes
看见你笑，我就会高兴起来。

Kànjiàn nǐ xiào, wǒ jiù huì gāoxìng qǐlai.

Your smile always makes me happy.
看见我，她很尴尬。

Kànjiàn wǒ, tā hěn gāngà.

Seeing me, she was embarrassed.
看见这副景象，我不禁叹了口气。

Kànjiàn zhè fù jǐngxiàng, wǒ bùjīn tàn le kǒuqì.

Seeing this scene, I couldn’t help but sigh.
看起来要下雨了。

Kànqǐlai yào xiàyǔle.

Looks like it's going to rain.
看过他表演的人，无不称赞。

Kànguo tā biǎoyǎn de rén, wúbù chēngzàn.

Everyone who has seen him perform praises him.
看过的人无不称赞它。

Kànguo de rén wúbù chēngzàn tā.

Everyone who has seen it praises it.
看，这是我的名片。

Kàn, zhè shì wǒ de míngpiàn.

Look, this is my business card.
看那个房子。

Kàn nàge fángzi.

Look at that house.
看那座被雪覆盖的山。

Kàn nà zuò bèi xuě fùgài de shān.

Look at that mountain which is covered with snow.
看问题要宏观一点儿。

Kàn wèntí yào hóngguān yìdiǎnr.

You should look at problems in a more holistic way.
看问题要辩证，不能太片面。

Kàn wèntí yào biànzhèng, bùnéng tài piànmiàn.

You should look at issues dialectically and not be too one-sided.
真人不露相，露相不真人

zhēnrénbúlòuxiàng, lòuxiàng bù zhēnrén

a true master doesn't show his face; one who shows his face is no true master
真人面前说不得假话

zhēnrén miànqián shuōbùde jiǎhuà

you can't tell lies before a real master
真可惜你不能来！

Zhēn kěxī nǐ bùnéng lái!

It is a pity you cannot come.
真可惜，票卖完了。

Zhēn kěxī, piào màiwánle.

What a pity, the tickets are sold out.
真希望我会游泳。

Zhēn xīwàng wǒ huì yóuyǒng.

How I wish I could swim.
真希望能在周末见到你。

Zhēn xīwàng néng zài zhōumò jiàndào nǐ.

I wish I could see you at the weekend.
真心对真心，石头变黄金

zhēnxīn duì zhēnxīn, shítou biàn huángjīn

true heart to true heart, stones turn into gold
真想睡过去啊。

Zhēn xiǎng shuì guòqù a.

I want to sleep.
真是一个好主意！

Zhēnshi yí gè hǎo zhǔyi!

What a good idea!
真是个丑闻！

Zhēnshi gè chǒuwén!

What a scandal!
真是个好主意！

Zhēnshi gè hǎo zhǔyi!

That's a good idea!
真是个巧合！

Zhēnshi gè qiǎohé!

What a coincidence!
真是个惊喜！

Zhēnshi gè jīngxǐ!

This really is a nice surprise!
真是令人窒息。

Zhēnshi lìngrén zhìxī.

The whole thing is utterly oppressive.
真是光阴似箭，一年又过去了！

Zhēnshi guāngyīnsìjiàn, yì nián yòu guòqù le!

Time really flies, another year has gone by!
真是太可惜了！

Zhēnshi tài kěxīle!

What a pity!
真是太妙了。

Zhēnshi tài miàole.

It was absolutely brilliant.
真是太感谢你了！

Zhēnshi tài gǎnxiè nǐ le!

I'm truly grateful!
真是奇怪的问题。

Zhēnshi qíguài de wèntí.

That's a strange question.
真是烦死了。

Zhēnshi fán sǐle.

It really is very annoying.
真是物美价廉。

Zhēnshi wùměijiàlián.

It's a real bargain.
真是美好的一天。

Zhēnshi měihǎo de yì tiān.

This is a great day.
真正的友谊比金钱更有价值。

Zhēnzhèng de yǒuyì bǐ jīnqián gèng yǒu jiàzhí.

Real friendship is more valuable than money.
真正的科学家不会这样去思考。

Zhēnzhèng de kēxuéjiā búhuì zhèyàng qù sīkǎo.

A true scientist would not approach the question this way.
真正的答案令人惊讶。

Zhēnzhèng de dá'àn lìngrén jīngyà.

The real answer is surprising.
真正的老板一直躲在幕后。

Zhēnzhèng de lǎobǎn yìzhí duǒ zài mùhòu.

The real boss has always stayed behind the scenes.
真爱不会变老。

Zhēn ài búhuì biàn lǎo.

True love never grows old.
真理子擅长说英语。

Zhēnlǐ zǐ shàncháng shuō Yīngyǔ.

Mariko speaks English well.
真理子英语说得很好。

Zhēnlǐ zǐ Yīngyǔ shuō de hěn hǎo.

Mariko speaks English well.
真理越辩越明，道理越讲越清

zhēnlǐ yuè biàn yuè míng, dàoli yuè jiǎng yuè qīng

truth gets clearer the more it is debated, reason gets clearer the more it is explained
真的不重要。

Zhēnde bú zhòngyào.

It's really not important.
真的令人难过。

Zhēnde lìngrén nánguò.

It's really upsetting.
真的假不了，假的真不了

zhēnde jiǎ bù liǎo, jiǎ de zhēn bù liǎo

the real can't be fake, the fake can't be real
真的到处都是吗？

Zhēnde dàochù dōu shì ma?

Is it really everywhere?
真的到处都有吗？

Zhēnde dàochù dōu yǒu ma?

Is it really everywhere?
真的很无聊。

Zhēnde hěn wúliáo.

It's so boring.
真的是可能的吗？

Zhēnde shì kěnéng de ma?

Is it really possible?
真的有像这样的人？

Zhēnde yǒu xiàng zhèyàng de rén?

Are there really people like this?
真相只有一个。

Zhēnxiàng zhǐyǒu yí gè.

There is only one truth.
真相可能比谎言更令人痛苦。

Zhēnxiàng kěnéng bǐ huǎngyán gèng lìngrén tòngkǔ.

The truth can be more painful than a lie.
真相很快就会水落石出了。

Zhēnxiàng hěn kuài jiù huì shuǐluò-shíchū le.

It won't be long before we know the truth.
真相总算在我们面前揭晓了。

Zhēnxiàng zǒngsuàn zài wǒmen miànqián jiēxiǎole.

At last, the truth was revealed to us.
真相是没有什么完全正确或错误。

Zhēnxiàng shì méiyǒu shénme wánquán zhèngquè huò cuòwù.

The truth is that nothing is totally true or false.
真穷好过，假富难当

zhēn qióng hǎoguò, jiǎ fù nándāng

real poverty is easy to get through, pretending to be rich is hard to bear
真让人不舒服。

Zhēn ràng rén bù shūfu.

It's very uncomfortable.
真讽刺，不是吗？

Zhēn fěngcì, bú shì ma?

That's ironic, isn't it?
真话好说，假话难编

zhēnhuà hǎo shuō, jiǎhuà nán biān

truth is easy to tell, lies are hard to make up
真高兴你又跟我们在一起了。

Zhēn gāoxìng nǐ yòu gēn wǒmen zài yìqǐ le.

It's a pleasure to have you with us again.
真高兴有人告诉我。

Zhēn gāoxìng yǒurén gàosu wǒ.

I'm glad someone told me.
眼下公司的情况不太好。

Yǎnxià gōngsī de qíngkuàng bútàihǎo.

The company's situation isn't great at present.
眼下最重要的是先休息。

Yǎnxià zuì zhòngyào de shì xiān xiūxi.

The most important thing right now is to rest first.
眼不见,心不烦

yǎnbújiàn,xīnbùfán

if the eyes don't see, the heart isn't troubled
眼中钉,肉中刺

yǎnzhōngdīng,ròuzhōngcì

a nail in the eye, a thorn in the flesh
眼亮不怕夜黑

yǎnliàng búpà yè hēi

with bright eyes one doesn't fear a dark night
眼光浅时无大量

yǎnguāng qiǎn shí wú dàliàng

when vision is shallow there is no great capacity
眼前是一片宽广的草原。

Yǎnqián shì yípiàn kuānguǎng de cǎoyuán.

Before us lies a vast grassland.
眼泪灭不了火

yǎnlèi miè bù liǎo huǒ

tears cannot put out a fire
眼皮上打针,危险极了

yǎnpí shang dǎzhēn,wēixiǎn jíle

an injection in the eyelid: extremely dangerous
眼看就要放假了，大家都很高兴。

Yǎnkàn jiùyào fàngjiàle, dàjiā dōu hěn gāoxìng.

Vacation is almost here, and everyone is happy.
眼睛为什么长在前面？

Yǎnjing wèishénme zhǎng zài qiánmiàn?

Why do we have eyes in front?
眼睛是心灵的窗户

yǎnjing shì xīnlíng de chuānghu

the eyes are the windows of the soul
眼睛是心灵的镜子。

Yǎnjing shì xīnlíng de jìngzi.

The eye is the mirror of the soul.
眼睛是心的语言。

Yǎnjing shì xīn de yǔyán.

The eyes are the language of the heart.
眼睛是灵魂之窗。

Yǎnjing shì línghún zhī chuāng.

The eye is the window of the soul.
眼睛长在头顶上,只看上,不看下

yǎnjing zhǎng zài tóudǐng shang,zhǐ kàn shàng,bú kàn xià

eyes growing on top of the head: look only up, never down
眼见方为是,传言未必真

yǎnjiàn fāng wéi shì,chuányán wèibì zhēn

only what the eyes see is true; hearsay isn't necessarily real
眼过千遍,不如手过一遍

yǎn guò qiān biàn,bùrú shǒu guò yíbiàn

eyes passing over it a thousand times is not as good as the hands doing it once
眼里揉不下沙子

yǎnliróubúxiàshāzi

the eye can't take a rubbed-in grain of sand