Chinese word

观摩

Pronunciation

Pinyinguān mó

Meaning

  • verbobserve

Example

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.

Illustration for 观摩 (observe)

More examples

他去观摩工厂的生产线。tā qù guān mó gōng chǎng de shēng chǎn xiàn

He went to observe the factory's production line.

Core concept

Watching someone else's work closely in order to discover how to do something better.

Common phrases

  • 观摩学习guān mó xué xí

    observe and learn

  • 观摩比赛guān mó bǐ sài

    watch a competition

  • 观摩工厂guān mó gōng chǎng

    tour a factory

Similar words

听课tīng kè: Attend a class and listen to the teacher to learn.
参观cān guān: Visit a place or facility to look around it.
观看guān kàn: Watch a video, stage show, or sports match.
学习xué xí: Study or practice to gain knowledge or skills.

Definition in Chinese

以学习和借鉴为目的，集体或个人观看他人工作、教学或表演以取经验或方法的行为。yǐ xué xí hé jiè jiàn wèi mù dì jí tǐ huò gè rén guān kàn tā rén gōng zuò jiào xué huò biáo yǎn yǐ qǔ jīng yàn huò fāng fǎ de xíng wéi

Word origin

观摩 (guānmó, "observe for learning") is built from 观 (guān, "watch") and 摩 (mó, "study and refine"), a traditional pairing that presents observation as a way to improve one's own practice.

Usage tips

  • The word fits educational and professional settings especially well, where attending a model activity involves learning methods rather than simply enjoying a show.

Other meanings

  • visitverb
  • viewverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 观摩者guān mó zhěobservernoun
  • 观摩团guān mó tuánstudy tour groupnoun
  • 观摩课guān mó kèopen classnoun

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