看望 kàn wàng ㄎㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ hon3 mong6 HSK 4
- to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
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看
- 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
- 看中 kàn zhòng ㄎㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ hon3 zung3 to have a preference for
- 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
- 看法 kàn fǎ ㄎㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ hon3 faat3 way of looking at a thing
望
- 可望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ ho2 mong6 can be expected (to)
- 失望 shī wàng ㄕ ㄨㄤˋ sat1 mong6 disappointed
- 奢望 shē wàng ㄕㄜ ㄨㄤˋ ce1 mong6 an extravagant hope
- 展望 zhǎn wàng ㄓㄢˇ ㄨㄤˋ zin2 mong6 outlook
- 希望 xī wàng ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ hei1 mong6 to hope
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- 欲望 慾望 yù wàng ㄩˋ ㄨㄤˋ juk6 mong6 desire; longing; appetite; craving
- 指望 zhǐ wàng ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ zi2 mong6 to count on; to hope for
- 探望 tàn wàng ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ taam3 mong6 to visit
- 有望 yǒu wàng ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ jau5 mong6 hopeful
- 望见 望見 wàng jiàn ㄨㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ mong6 gin3 to espy
- 期望 qī wàng ㄑㄧ ㄨㄤˋ kei4 mong6 to have expectations
- 渴望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ hot3 mong6 to thirst for
- 盼望 pàn wàng ㄆㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ paan3 mong6 to hope for; to look forward to
- 绝望 絕望 jué wàng ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄨㄤˋ zyut6 mong6 to despair
- 声望 聲望 shēng wàng ㄕㄥ ㄨㄤˋ sing1 mong6 reputation; prestige; public esteem
- 观望 觀望 guān wàng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄨㄤˋ gun1 mong6 to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines
- 愿望 願望 yuàn wàng ㄩㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ jyun6 mong6 desire
- 望远镜 望遠鏡 wàng yuǎn jìng ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ mong6 jyun5 geng3 telescope; binoculars
- 喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài ㄒㄧˇ ㄔㄨ ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄞˋ hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
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
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 不孚众望 不孚眾望 bù fú zhòng wàng ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄤˋ bat1 fu1 zung3 mong6 not living up to expectations (idiom)
- 不负众望 不負眾望 bù fù zhòng wàng ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄤˋ bat1 fu6 zung3 mong6 to live up to expectations (idiom)
Show 7 more idioms with 望
- 大喜过望 大喜過望 dà xǐ guò wàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄤˋ daai6 hei2 gwo3 mong6 overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
- 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ dak1 gou1 mong6 zung6 (idiom) a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation
- 登高望远 登高望遠 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn ㄉㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄩㄢˇ dang1 gou1 mong6 jyun5 to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view
- 东张西望 東張西望 dōng zhāng xī wàng ㄉㄨㄥ ㄓㄤ ㄒㄧ ㄨㄤˋ dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 to look in all directions (idiom)
- 功高望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ gung1 gou1 mong6 zung6 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
- 名门望族 名門望族 míng mén wàng zú ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄨˊ ming4 mun4 mong6 zuk6 offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
- 守望相助 shǒu wàng xiāng zhù ㄕㄡˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄓㄨˋ sau2 mong6 soeng1 zo6 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
Example sentences
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我去 那里 那裡 看望 她 。
I went there to see her.
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汤姆 湯姆 想来 想來 看望 我们 我們 。
Tom wants to see us.
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我 来 來 看望 我 的 父亲 父親 。
I came to see my father.
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我 不能 每天 去 看望 你 。
I can't visit you every day.
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我 决定 決定 顺便 順便 去 看望 看望 他 。
I decided to take the opportunity to go and visit him.
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