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看

kān · kan/kàn · kan

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Meaning

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kān 看

  1. to look after
  2. to take care of
  3. to watch
  4. to guard

kàn 看

  1. to see; to look at
  2. to read
  3. to watch
  4. to visit; to call on
  5. to consider; to regard as
  6. to look after
  7. to treat (a patient or illness)
  8. to depend on
  9. to feel (that)
  10. (after a verb) to give it a try
  11. to watch out for
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In a conversation

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Watching it three times

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)在(zài)看(kàn)什么(shénme)？

    What are you watching?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)。

    I'm watching a movie.

  3. Dengdeng

    好看(hǎokàn)吗(ma)？

    Is it good?

  4. Liangliang

    不(bù)太(tài)好看(hǎokàn)，我(wǒ)看(kàn)了(le)三遍(sānbiàn)。

    Not very good. I've watched it three times.

  5. Dengdeng

    不(bù)好看(hǎokàn)，你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)看(kàn)三遍(sānbiàn)？

    Not good, so why watch it three times?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)看看(kànkan)，最后(zuìhòu)它(tā)会不会(huìbùhuì)好看(hǎokàn)。

    I want to see if it gets good in the end.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)一(yì)起(qǐ)去(qù)看(kàn)电(diàn)影(yǐng)。

They go to movies together.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)看(kàn)一(yí)下(xià)您(nín)的(de)护(hù)照(zhào)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

May I see your passport, please?

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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