Chinese word

观看

Pronunciation

Pinyinguān kàn

Meaning

  • verbwatch

Example

周末想一起观看电影吗？zhōu mò xiǎng yì qǐ guān kàn diàn yǐng ma

Do you want to watch a movie together this weekend?

Illustration for 观看 (watch)

More examples

他坐在台下认真观看表演。tā zuò zài tái xià rèn zhēn guān kàn biáo yǎn

He sat in the audience and watched the performance attentively.

Core concept

Sustained visual attention directed at an event or work as a whole.

Common phrases

  • 观看电影guān kàn diàn yǐng

    watch a movie

  • 观看比赛guān kàn bǐ sài

    watch a game

  • 观看表演guān kàn biáo yǎn

    watch a performance

Similar words

看kàn: Look at something to see or understand its content or appearance.
看见kàn jiàn: See something and become aware that it is present or what it is like.
看到kàn dào: End up seeing something as it comes into view or is successfully noticed.

Definition in Chinese

用眼睛注意地看某个事物或场合，侧重从整体上观赏或观测，如观看电影、比赛或演出。yòng yǎn jīng zhù yì dì kàn mǒu gè shì wù huò chǎng hé cè zhòng cóng zhéng tǐ shàng guān shǎng huò guān cè rú guān kàn diàn yǐng bǐ sài huò yǎn chū

Word origin

The word 观看 (guānkàn, "watch") is formed from 观 (guān, "observe") and 看 (kàn, "look"), so its two sight-related parts highlight deliberate viewing.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this verb often sounds more formal than the usual casual choice, so it commonly appears in announcements, reports, and program descriptions.

Other meanings

  • viewverb
  • observeverb

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