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“看kàn” and “着 zhe” look alike. Do you also mix them up from time to time? Here’s a hint: With a top-bottom combination of “手shǒu” (hand) and “目mù” (eyes), “看 kàn” must be the right character for “look, see.” It vividly describes someone putting up his hand to shade his eyes from the sun, just like the Monkey King’s stance when gazing into the distance.
“看 kàn” means “look,” empathizing the action, while “看 到/见 kàn dào/jiàn” means “see,” emphasizing the result. For instance,
—你看！流星！Nǐ kàn! Liúxīng!
—Look! A shooting star!
—哪里？我没看到/见。
Nǎlǐ? Wǒ méi kàn dào/jiàn
—Where? I didn’t see it.
Secondly, “看” also has the meaning of “read,” “watch,” “see” or “visit.” It all depends on the various objects in the patterns.
看 书/报纸 kàn shū/bàozhǐ read a book/the newspaper
看 电视/比赛 kàn diànshì/bǐsài
watch TV/a match
看 电影/演唱会 kàn diànyǐng/yǎnchànghuì see a movie/concert
We also can use “看” as “consider, judge” to express our opinions as well. For example:
你怎么看？ Nǐ zěnme kàn? What do you think?
你有什么看法？ Nǐ yǒu shénme kànfǎ? What’s your opinion?
(For more info, contact Emma Ding via info@emmalanguagestudio.com.)
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