看中 kàn zhòng ㄎㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ hon3 zung3 HSK 7-9
- to have a preference for
- to fancy
- to choose after consideration
- to settle on
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More words with these characters
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- 偷看 tōu kàn ㄊㄡ ㄎㄢˋ tau1 hon3 to peep
- 别看 別看 bié kàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄢˋ bit6 hon3 don't be fooled by the fact that
- 好看 hǎo kàn ㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ hou2 hon3 good-looking; nice-looking
- 察看 chá kàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄎㄢˋ caat3 hon3 to watch
- 小看 xiǎo kàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ siu2 hon3 to look down on
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- 收看 shōu kàn ㄕㄡ ㄎㄢˋ sau1 hon3 to watch (a TV program)
- 查看 chá kàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄎㄢˋ caa4 hon3 to look over
- 看似 kàn sì ㄎㄢˋ ㄙˋ hon3 ci5 to look as if; to seem
- 看作 kàn zuò ㄎㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hon3 zok3 to look upon as
- 看来 看來 kàn lai ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄞ hon3 loi4 apparently
- 看出 kàn chū ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄨ hon3 ceot1 to make out
- 看到 kàn dào ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ hon3 dou3 to see
- 看台 kàn tái ㄎㄢˋ ㄊㄞˊ hon3 toi4 terrace
- 看好 kàn hǎo ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ hon3 hou2 to regard as having good prospects
- 看守 kān shǒu ㄎㄢ ㄕㄡˇ hon1 sau2 to guard
- 看家 kān jiā ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ hon1 gaa1 to look after the house
- 看待 kàn dài ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ hon1 doi6 to look upon; to regard
- 看成 kàn chéng ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ hon3 sing4 to regard as
- 看望 kàn wàng ㄎㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ hon3 mong6 to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
- 看法 kàn fǎ ㄎㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ hon3 faat3 way of looking at a thing
中
- 中介 zhōng jiè ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˋ zung1 gaai3 to act as intermediary
- 中午 zhōng wǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨˇ zung1 ng5 noon
- 中和 zhōng hé ㄓㄨㄥ ㄏㄜˊ zung1 wo4 to neutralize
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwok3 China
- 中型 zhōng xíng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zung1 jing4 medium sized
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- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 中央 zhōng yāng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧㄤ zung1 joeng1 central
- 中学 中學 zhōng xué ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zung1 hok6 middle school
- 中年 zhōng nián ㄓㄨㄥ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zung1 nin4 middle age
- 中庸 zhōng yōng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄥ zung1 jung4 golden mean (Confucianism)
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 中性 zhōng xìng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˋ zung1 sing3 neutral
- 中文 Zhōng wén ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄣˊ zung1 man4 Chinese language
- 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 中旬 zhōng xún ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣˊ zung1 ceon4 middle third of a month
- 中暑 zhòng shǔ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨˇ zung3 syu2 to suffer heat exhaustion
- 中期 zhōng qī ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄧ zung1 kei4 middle (of a period of time)
- 中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to cease
- 中毒 zhòng dú ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨˊ zung3 duk6 to be poisoned
- 中奖 中獎 zhòng jiǎng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤˇ zung3 zoeng2 to win a prize (in a lottery etc)
Idioms with these characters
- 看菜吃饭 看菜吃飯 kàn cài chī fàn ㄎㄢˋ ㄘㄞˋ ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hon3 coi3 hek3 faan6 lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)
- 看家本领 看家本領 kān jiā běn lǐng ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ hon3 gaa1 bun2 ling5 (idiom) one's forte
- 看破红尘 看破紅塵 kàn pò hóng chén ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ hon3 po3 hung4 can4 (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
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- 看人行事 kàn rén xíng shì ㄎㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ hon3 jan4 hang4 si6 to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
- 雾里看花 霧里看花 wù lǐ kàn huā ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ mou6 lei5 hon3 faa1 lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision
- 一眼看穿 yī yǎn kàn chuān ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ jat1 ngaan5 hon3 cyun1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
- 走马看花 走馬看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ zau2 maa5 hon3 faa1 lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
- 百发百中 百發百中 bǎi fā bǎi zhòng ㄅㄞˇ ㄈㄚ ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ baak3 faat3 baak3 zung3 lit. one hundred shots, one hundred hits (idiom)
- 从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 短中抽长 短中抽長 duǎn zhōng chōu cháng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄡ ㄔㄤˊ dyun2 zung1 cau1 coeng4 to make the best of a bad job
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- 堕云雾中 墮雲霧中 duò yún wù zhōng ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥ do6 wan4 mou6 zung1 lit. to become lost in a fog (idiom)
- 恶语中伤 惡語中傷 è yǔ zhòng shāng ㄜˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ ok3 jyu5 zung3 soeng1 (idiom) to slander viciously
- 风中之烛 風中之燭 fēng zhōng zhī zhú ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄓㄨˊ fung1 zung1 zi1 zuk1 lit. candle in the wind (idiom)
- 管中窥豹 管中窺豹 guǎn zhōng kuī bào ㄍㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄅㄠˋ gun2 zung1 kwai1 paau3 lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄧˋ fo2 zung1 ceoi2 leot6 lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
- 家道中落 jiā dào zhōng luò ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gaa1 dou6 zung1 lok6 to come down in the world (idiom)
Example sentences
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她 很 喜欢 喜歡 看中 文书 文書 。
She loves to read Chinese books.
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商人 们 們 只 看中 利益 。
Merchants only look at the profits.
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