English–Chinese
“observe” in Chinese
How to say “observe” in Chinese
“Observe” in Chinese is 观察 (guān chá).
A focused process of looking through details until a pattern or problem becomes visible.
Example sentences with 观察
老师让我们仔细观察课本上的图。lǎo shī ràng wǒ men zǐ xì guān chá kè běn shàng de tú
The teacher told us to carefully observe the picture in the textbook.
Tips for using 观察
- The English word observe can also mean following a rule, but 观察 (guānchá, "observe") refers to looking closely, so context matters when an English gloss seems to shift.
Other Chinese words for “observe”
我们去观摩学校的示范课。wǒ men qù guān mó xué xiào de shì fàn kè
We are going to observe the school's model lesson.
气象台正在观测气温变化。qì xiàng tái zhèng zài guān cè qì wēn biàn huà
The weather station is observing changes in temperature.