Chinese word

看法

Pronunciation

Pinyinkàn fǎ

Meaning

  • nounopinion

Example

你对这个问题有什么看法？nǐ duì zhè ge wèn tí yǒu shén me kàn fǎ

What is your opinion about this issue?

Illustration for 看法 (opinion)

More examples

大家的看法不一样。dà jiā de kàn fǎ bù yí yàng

Everyone has a different view.

Core concept

A mental angle brings together a person's understanding, evaluation, and judgment of an issue.

Common phrases

  • 有什么看法yǒu shén me kàn fǎ

    what is your opinion

  • 对这个问题的看法duì zhè ge wèn tí de kàn fǎ

    opinion about this issue

  • 大家的看法dà jiā de kàn fǎ

    everyone's view

Similar words

意见yì jiàn: A stated view or suggestion about a matter, often offered for discussion or action.
想法xiáng fǎ: A thought or idea that comes to mind or is held in one's mind.

Definition in Chinese

对某一问题或事物发表的主观看法或判断，常包含理由或评价的成分。duì mǒu yí wèn tí huò shì wù fā biǎo de zhǔ guān kàn fǎ huò pàn duàn cháng bāo hán lǐ yóu huò píng jià de chéng fèn

Word origin

看法 (kànfǎ, "way of seeing") is built from 看 (kàn, "look") and 法 (fǎ, "way or method"), so it frames a person's judgment as an individual way of viewing a matter.

Usage tips

  • Sorting answers into facts and personal judgments helps children recognize that this word concerns a personal conclusion, not a fact that everyone can check in the same way.

Other meanings

  • viewnoun
  • way of thinkingnoun

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