看

kàn/kān

to see; to look at; to read

HSK 3.0 · Level 1 HSK 2.0 · Level 1 verbparticle

Meaning

kàn as in 看到 kan4

to see; to look at
to read
to watch
to visit; to call on
to consider; to regard as
to look after
to treat (a patient or illness)
to depend on
to feel (that)
(after a verb) to give it a try
to watch out for

kān as in 看管 kan1

to look after
to take care of
to watch
to guard

Example sentences

nǐ你kàn看guò过zhème这么hǎokàn好看de的diànyǐng电影ma吗？

Have you ever seen such a nice film?
wǒ我jiànyì建议wǒmen我们yīnggāi应该qù去kàn看diànyǐng电影。

I suggested that we should go to the movies.
wǒ我zuótiān昨天kàn看le了liǎng两gè个xiǎoshí小时diànshì电视。

I watched TV for two hours yesterday.
wǒ我gēn跟nǐ你shuōhuà说话de的shíhou时候kàn看zhe着wǒ我！

Look at me when I talk to you!

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