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观看

guān kàn · guan kan

Traditional 觀看

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to watch; to view
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Quiet please

  1. Dengdeng

    门口(ménkǒu)的(de)牌子(páizi)写着(xiězhe)：请(qǐng)安静(ānjìng)观看(guānkàn)。

    The sign at the door says: please watch quietly.

  2. Liangliang

    观看(guānkàn)表演(biǎoyǎn)的时候(deshíhou)不能(bùnéng)说话(shuōhuà)。

    You cannot talk while watching the show.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)吃(chī)瓜子(guāzǐ)吗(ma)？

    Can I eat sunflower seeds, then?

  4. Liangliang

    也(yě)不行(bùxíng)，观看(guānkàn)的时候(deshíhou)要(yào)安静(ānjìng)。

    Not that either. You must be quiet while watching.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)睡觉(shuìjiào)呢(ne)？

    What about sleeping?

  6. Liangliang

    睡觉(shuìjiào)不是(bùshì)观看(guānkàn)！

    Sleeping is not watching!

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2 examples
01

值(zhí)得(dé)观(guān)看(kàn)的(de)电(diàn)视(shì)节(jié)目(mù)寥(liáo)寥(liáo)无(wú)几(jǐ)。

Only a few TV programs are worth watching.

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

02

观(guān)众(zhòng)们(men)安(ān)静(jìng)地(de)观(guān)看(kàn)舞(wǔ)台(tái)上(shàng)的(de)表(biǎo)演(yǎn)。

The audience quietly watched the performance on stage.

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观
guān

to look at; to watch

看
kàn

to see; to look at; to read

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