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观察

guān chá · guan cha

Traditional 觀察

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to observe; to watch; to survey
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Watching the ants

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)蹲(dūn)在(zài)那儿(nàr)干(gàn)什么(shénme)？

    Dengdeng, what are you doing squatting over there?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)观察(guānchá)小(xiǎo)蚂蚁(mǎyǐ)。

    I am observing little ants.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)观察(guānchá)它们(tāmen)干(gàn)什么(shénme)？

    Why are you watching them?

  4. Dengdeng

    它们(tāmen)一起(yīqǐ)搬(bān)一块(yīkuài)饼干(bǐnggān)，很(hěn)有意思(yǒuyìsi)。

    They carry a piece of cookie together. It is very interesting.

  5. Liangliang

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)，那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)饼干(bǐnggān)！

    Wait, that is my cookie!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

观(guān)察(chá)鸟(niǎo)类(lèi)是(shì)个(ge)很(hěn)好(hǎo)的(de)业(yè)余(yú)爱(ài)好(hào)。

Bird watching is a nice hobby.

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

02

医(yī)生(shēng)仔(zǐ)细(xì)观(guān)察(chá)了(le)病(bìng)人(rén)的(de)伤(shāng)口(kǒu)。

The doctor carefully observed the patient's wound.

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观
guān

to look at; to watch

察
chá

to examine; to inquire

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