看 kàn HSK 1
Verbs

看 — see; look; read

Stroke order
Example sentences
我 wǒ 看 kàn 书 shū
I read a book.
他 tā 看 kàn 电视 diàn shì
He watches TV.
晚上 wǎn shàng 我 wǒ 看 kàn 电影 diàn yǐng
I watch a movie in the evening.
Grammar note

Besides looking, it appears in 看病 (see a doctor), 看起来 (seem), 看见 (see).

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Words from the sentences
我 wǒ I; me 书 shū book 他 tā he 电视 diànshì television 晚上 wǎnshang at night 电影 diànyǐng movie; cinema
Related by grammar
来 lái come 见 jiàn to see; to meet 看见 kànjiàn to see 病 bìng illness; to be sick 看病 kànbìng to see a doctor
HSK1 categories
Adjectives (9) Communication (20) Daily Life (36) Education (25) Family (10) Feelings (6) Food & Drink (20) Grammar (29) Nature (9) Numbers (29) Particles (8) People (16) Places (5) Positions (15) Pronouns (18) Time (29) Transport (5) Verbs (12)
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