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kàn

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Usages of kàn

她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū。tā xǐhuan kàn shū.
She likes to read books.
我wǒ　看kàn　了le　那nà　本běn　书shū。wǒ kàn le nà běn shū.
I read that book.
你们nǐmen　也yě　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū　吗ma？nǐmen yě xǐhuan kàn shū ma?
Do you also like to read books?
他tā　和hé　她tā　都dōu　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū。tā hé tā dōu xǐhuan kàn shū.
He and she both like to read books.
我wǒ　先xiān　开kāi　灯dēng，　再zài　看kàn　书shū。wǒ xiān kāi dēng, zài kàn shū.
I will turn on the light first, then read.
你nǐ　看kàn　过guo　那nà　本běn　书shū　吗ma？nǐ kàn guo nà běn shū ma?
Have you read that book?
她tā　把bǎ　灯dēng　开kāi　了le，　我wǒ　就jiù　看kàn　书shū。tā bǎ dēng kāi le, wǒ jiù kàn 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bù　看kàn　书shū。rúguǒ nǐ bǎ dēng guān le, wǒ jiù bù kàn 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。zǎoshang wǒ yìbiān hē chá, yìbiān kàn 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。tā zuì xǐhuan kàn shū, wǒ zuì xǐhuan hē 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。tā zhàn zhe děng gōngjiāochē, wǒ zuò zhe kàn 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。xiàyǔ de shíhou, tā chángcháng zài jiā kàn 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。tā xǐhuan zuò zài chuānghu pángbiān de yǐzi shàng kàn 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。tā jīngcháng shàngwǎng kàn hěnduō guójiā de 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。Tā kànzhe kànzhe shū, jiù shuìzháo le.
As he was reading and reading, he fell asleep.
比起bǐqǐ　别人biérén　从来cónglái　不bù　看kàn　说明shuōmíng，　他tā　觉得juéde　自己zìjǐ　更gèng　安心ānxīn。bǐqǐ biérén cónglái bù kàn shuōmíng, tā juéde zìjǐ gèng 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。kāfēiguǎn duìmiàn yǒu yì jiā shūdiàn, wǒ chángcháng xiàbān yǐhòu qù nàli 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。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zài ānjìng de fángjiān lǐ kàn 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。wǒ méi kàn guo zhè běn 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。wǒmen dōu zài túshūguǎn lǐ ānjìng de kàn xiǎoshuō.
We are all quietly reading novels in the library.
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