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看透

kàn tòu · kan tou

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to understand thoroughly
  2. to see beyond the facade
  3. to see through (sb)
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Not another book

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)准备(zhǔnbèi)了(le)一个(yīgè)礼物(lǐwù)，猜猜(cāicāi)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    I prepared a gift for you. Guess what it is!

  2. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)猜(cāi)，我(wǒ)早就(zǎojiù)看透(kàntòu)你(nǐ)了(le)。

    No need to guess. I saw through you a long time ago.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)可能(kěnéng)看透(kàntòu)我(wǒ)？

    How could you see through me?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)每次(měicì)送(sòng)礼物(lǐwù)，都(dōu)是(shì)书(shū)。

    Every time you give a gift, it's a book.

  5. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，你(nǐ)真的(zhēnde)把(bǎ)我(wǒ)看透(kàntòu)了(le)！

    Haha, you've really seen through me!

  6. Liangliang

    其实(qíshí)，我(wǒ)也(yě)给(gěi)你(nǐ)买(mǎi)了(le)一本(yīběn)书(shū)。

    Actually, I bought you a book too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)一(yì)眼(yǎn)就(jiù)看(kàn)透(tòu)了(le)他(tā)的(de)谎(huǎng)言(yán)。

She saw through his lie at a glance.

02

经(jīng)历(lì)挫(cuò)折(zhé)后(hòu)，他(tā)看(kàn)透(tòu)了(le)名(míng)利(lì)。

After setbacks, he saw through fame and fortune.

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