kàn

to read

Usages of kàn

• 她tā 喜欢xǐhuan 看kàn 书shū。: She likes to read books.
• 我wǒ 看kàn 了le 那nà 本běn 书shū。: I read that book.
• 你们nǐmen 也yě 喜欢xǐhuan 看kàn 书shū 吗ma？: Do you also like to read books?
• 他tā 和hé 她tā 都dōu 喜欢xǐhuan 看kàn 书shū。: He and she both like to read books.
• 我wǒ 先xiān 开kāi 灯dēng， 再zài 看kàn 书shū。: I will turn on the light first, then read.
• 你nǐ 看kàn 过guo 那nà 本běn 书shū 吗ma？: Have you read that book?
• 她tā 把bǎ 灯dēng 开kāi 了le， 我wǒ 就jiù 看kàn 书shū。: She turned on the light, and then I read.
• 如果rúguǒ 你nǐ 把bǎ 灯dēng 关guān 了le， 我wǒ 就jiù 不bú 看kàn 书shū。: If you turn off the light, I won’t read.
• 早上zǎoshang 我wǒ 一边yìbiān 喝hē 茶chá， 一边yìbiān 看kàn 书shū。: In the morning I drink tea while reading.
• 她tā 最zuì 喜欢xǐhuan 看kàn 书shū， 我wǒ 最zuì 喜欢xǐhuan 喝hē 茶chá。: She likes reading the most; I like drinking tea the most.
• 他tā 站zhàn 着zhe 等děng 公交车gōngjiāochē， 我wǒ 坐zuò 着zhe 看kàn 书shū。: He is standing and waiting for the bus; I am sitting and reading.
• 下雨xiàyǔ 的de 时候shíhou， 她tā 常常chángcháng 在zài 家jiā 看kàn 书shū。: When it rains, she often stays home and reads.
• 他tā 喜欢xǐhuan 坐zuò 在zài 窗户chuānghu 旁边pángbiān 的de 椅子yǐzi 上shàng 看kàn 书shū。: He likes to sit on the chair by the window and read.
• 他tā 经常jīngcháng 上网shàngwǎng 看kàn 很多hěnduō 国家guójiā 的de 新闻xīnwén。: He often goes online to read news from many countries.
• 他Tā 看kàn着zhe 看kàn着zhe 书shū， 就jiù 睡着shuìzháo 了le。: As he was reading and reading, he fell asleep.
• 比起bǐqǐ 别人biérén 从来cónglái 不bú 看kàn 说明shuōmíng， 他tā 觉得juéde 自己zìjǐ 更gèng 安心ānxīn。: Compared with people who never read the instructions, he feels more at ease.
• 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn 对面duìmiàn 有yǒu 一yì 家jiā 书店shūdiàn， 我wǒ 常常chángcháng 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 去qù 那里nàli 看书kànshū。: There is a bookstore across from the café; I often go there to read after work.
• 周末zhōumò 我wǒ 喜欢xǐhuan 在zài 安静ānjìng 的de 房间fángjiān 里lǐ 看kàn 小说xiǎoshuō。: On weekends I like to read novels in a quiet room.
• 我wǒ 没méi 看kàn 过guo 这zhè 本běn 小说xiǎoshuō。: I haven’t read this novel.
• 我wǒ们men 都dōu 在zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 里lǐ 安静ānjìng 地de 看kàn 小说xiǎoshuō。: We are all quietly reading novels in the library.
• 秋天qiūtiān 的de 周末zhōumò， 她tā 不bú 是shì 去qù 公园gōngyuán 散步sànbù， 就jiù 是shì 去qù 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn 看书kànshū。: On autumn weekends, she either goes to the park for a walk or goes to a café to read.
• 请qǐng 你nǐ 把bǎ 这zhè 篇piān 文章wénzhāng 打印出来dǎyìnchūlái， 我wǒ 想xiǎng 认真rènzhēn 看kàn 一yí 下xià。: Please print out this article; I want to read it carefully for a moment.
• 那nà 个gè 女孩子nǚháizi 在zài 图书馆túshūguǎn 里lǐ 安静ānjìng 地de 看kàn 小说xiǎoshuō。: That girl is quietly reading a novel in the library.
• 她tā 喜欢xǐhuan 坐zuò 在zài 阳台yángtái 上shàng 看书kànshū， 可是kěshì 刮风guāfēng 的de 时候shíhou 会huì 把bǎ 窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàng。: She likes sitting on the balcony to read, but when it’s windy, she draws the curtains.
• 请qǐng 先xiān 看kàn 社区shèqū 公告gōnggào。: Please read the community notice first.
• 面试官miànshìguān 正在zhèngzài 看kàn 简历jiǎnlì。: The interviewer is reading the résumé.
• 请qǐng 先xiān 看kàn 岗位职责gǎngwèizhízé。: Please read the job responsibilities first.
• 要不是yàobúshì 提前tíqián 看kàn 岗位职责gǎngwèizhízé， 我wǒ 不会búhuì 参加cānjiā 这次zhècì 面试miànshì。: If I had not read the job responsibilities in advance, I would not have attended this interview.
• 要不是yàobúshì 朋友péngyou 帮bāng 我wǒ 看kàn 简历jiǎnlì， 我wǒ 不会búhuì 收到shōudào 录用通知lùyòngtōngzhī。: If my friend had not helped me review the résumé, I would not have received the job offer.
• 凡是fánshì 明天míngtiān 退房tuìfáng 的de 客人kèrén， 都dōu 要yào 看kàn 退房时间tuìfángshíjiān。: All guests checking out tomorrow must check the checkout time.

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