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观赏

guān shǎng · guan shang

Traditional 觀賞

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous)
  2. ornamental
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Look, don't pick

  1. Liangliang

    公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)的(de)荷花(héhuā)开(kāi)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)观赏(guānshǎng)吧(ba)！

    The lotuses in the park have bloomed. Let's go admire them!

  2. Dengdeng

    好啊(hǎoa)！这(zhè)朵(duǒ)真(zhēn)漂亮(piàoliang)！

    Sure! This one is so pretty!

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)带(dài)一朵(yīduǒ)回家(huíjiā)。

    I want to take one home.

  4. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，这些(zhèxiē)花(huā)只能(zhǐnéng)观赏(guānshǎng)，不能(bùnéng)摘(zhāi)！

    Liangliang, these flowers are for looking at, not for picking!

  5. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，那(nà)我(wǒ)拍(pāi)一张(yīzhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)带回家(dàihuíjiā)。

    Okay, then I'll take a photo home.

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2 examples
01

学(xué)校(xiào)的(de)樱(yīng)花(huā)开(kāi)的(de)烂(làn)漫(màn)，吸(xī)引(yǐn)了(le)大(dà)量(liàng)市(shì)民(mín)前(qián)来(lái)观(guān)赏(shǎng)。

The school's lovely cherry blossoms drew a lot of residents to come and admire it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

游(yóu)客(kè)们(men)站(zhàn)在(zài)山(shān)顶(dǐng)观(guān)赏(shǎng)日(rì)出(chū)。

The tourists stood on the mountain top admiring the sunrise.

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