kàn

Usages of kàn

我们wǒmen 能néng 一起yìqǐ 去qù 看kàn 电影diànyǐng 吗ma?wǒmen néng yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng ma?
Can we go watch a movie together?
你nǐ 跟gēn 谁shéi 一起yìqǐ 去qù 看kàn 电影diànyǐng?nǐ gēn shéi yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng?
Who are you going to watch a movie with?
我wǒ 跟gēn 她tā 一起yìqǐ 在zài 家jiā 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。wǒ gēn tā yìqǐ zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
She and I are watching a movie at home.
我们wǒmen 比bǐ 她tā 更gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。wǒmen bǐ tā gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.
We like watching movies more than she does.
因为yīnwèi 我wǒ 很hěn 忙máng, 所以suǒyǐ 我wǒ 不bù 能néng 跟gēn 你nǐ 一起yìqǐ 去qù 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。yīnwèi wǒ hěn máng, suǒyǐ wǒ bù néng gēn nǐ yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng.
Because I am very busy, I can’t go watch a movie with you.
今天jīntiān 我wǒ 有yǒu 事情shìqíng, 不bú 去qù 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。jīntiān wǒ yǒu shìqíng, bú qù kàn diànyǐng.
I have things to do today; I’m not going to watch a movie.
我们wǒmen 一边yìbiān 看kàn 电影diànyǐng, 一边yìbiān 喝hē 茶chá。wǒmen yìbiān kàn diànyǐng, yìbiān hē chá.
We watch a movie while drinking tea.
我们wǒmen 晚上wǎnshang 睡觉shuìjiào 以前yǐqián 不bú 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。wǒmen wǎnshang shuìjiào yǐqián bú kàn diànyǐng.
We don’t watch movies before going to sleep at night.
我们wǒmen 最zuì 喜欢xǐhuan 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。wǒmen zuì xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.
We like watching movies the most.
我们wǒmen 一般yìbān 晚上wǎnshang 在zài 家jiā 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。wǒmen yìbān wǎnshang zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
We usually watch movies at home in the evening.
晚上wǎnshang 我们wǒmen 不bú 看kàn 电视diànshì, 只zhǐ 听tīng 音乐yīnyuè。wǎnshang wǒmen bú kàn diànshì, zhǐ tīng yīnyuè.
In the evening we don’t watch TV, we only listen to music.
我Wǒ 爸爸bàba 下班xiàbān 以后yǐhòu 喜欢xǐhuan 看kàn 新闻xīnwén。Wǒ bàba xiàbān yǐhòu xǐhuan kàn xīnwén.
My dad likes to watch the news after work.
她Tā 不bú 看kàn 新闻xīnwén, 更gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 看kàn 电影diànyǐng 和hé 电视diànshì 节目jiémù。Tā bú kàn xīnwén, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé diànshì jiémù.
She doesn’t watch the news; she prefers watching movies and TV shows.
我Wǒ 一yì 回家huíjiā 就jiù 开kāi 电视diànshì 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。Wǒ yì huíjiā jiù kāi diànshì kàn diànyǐng.
As soon as I get home, I turn on the TV and watch a movie.
她Tā 的de 爱好àihào 是shì 看kàn 电影diànyǐng 和hé 听tīng 音乐yīnyuè。Tā de àihào shì kàn diànyǐng hé tīng yīnyuè.
Her hobbies are watching movies and listening to music.
周末zhōumò 我们wǒmen 一yì 起床qǐchuáng 就jiù 上网shàngwǎng 或者huòzhě 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒmen yì qǐchuáng jiù shàngwǎng huòzhě kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends, as soon as we get up we go online or watch movies.
她tā 喜欢xǐhuan 在zài 厨房chúfáng 做饭zuòfàn, 在zài 客厅kètīng 看kàn 电视diànshì, 有时候yǒushíhou 打开dǎkāi 冰箱bīngxiāng 找zhǎo 饮料yǐnliào。tā xǐhuan zài chúfáng zuòfàn, zài kètīng kàn diànshì, yǒushíhou dǎkāi bīngxiāng zhǎo yǐnliào.
She likes cooking in the kitchen, watching TV in the living room, and sometimes opening the fridge to look for drinks.
我wǒ 经常jīngcháng 晚上wǎnshang 在zài 房间fángjiān 里lǐ 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。wǒ jīngcháng wǎnshang zài fángjiān lǐ kàn diànyǐng.
I often watch movies in my room at night.
她tā 觉得juéde 只zhǐ 看kàn 新闻xīnwén 太tài 无聊wúliáo, 更gèng 喜欢xǐhuan 看kàn 电diàn影yǐng 和hé 照片zhàopiàn。tā juéde zhǐ kàn xīnwén tài wúliáo, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé zhàopiàn.
She feels that just watching the news is too boring; she prefers watching movies and looking at photos.
周末zhōumò 我们wǒmen 打算dǎsuàn 邀请yāoqǐng 朋友péngyou 来lái 家jiā 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒmen dǎsuàn yāoqǐng péngyou lái jiā kàn diànyǐng.
On the weekend we plan to invite friends to come to our home to watch a movie.
周末zhōumò 在zài 家jiā 的de 时候shíhou, 我wǒ 不bù 想xiǎng 做zuò 别的biéde 事情shìqing, 只zhǐ 想xiǎng 看kàn 电影diànyǐng 和hé 吃chī 好吃hǎochī 的de 东西dōngxi。zhōumò zài jiā de shíhou, wǒ bù xiǎng zuò biéde shìqing, zhǐ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng hé chī hǎochī de dōngxi.
On weekends when I’m at home, I don’t want to do anything else; I just want to watch movies and eat tasty things.
冬天dōngtiān 的de 时候shíhou, 父母fùmǔ 开kāi 着zhe 暖气nuǎnqì 在zài 家jiā 看kàn 电视diànshì, 知道zhīdào 孩子háizi 安静ānjìng 地de 在zài 房间fángjiān 里lǐ 学习xuéxí, 也yě 觉得juéde 很hěn 安心ānxīn。dōngtiān de shíhou, fùmǔ kāi zhe nuǎnqì zài jiā kàn diànshì, zhīdào háizi ānjìng de zài fángjiān lǐ xuéxí, yě juéde hěn ānxīn.
In winter, the parents have the heating on and watch TV at home; knowing the children are quietly studying in their rooms, they also feel very at ease.
周末zhōumò 我们wǒmen 喜欢xǐhuan 在zài 家里jiāli 安静ānjìng 地de 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒmen xǐhuan zài jiāli ānjìng de kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends we like to watch movies quietly at home.
因为yīnwèi 外面wàimiàn 下雨xiàyǔ, 我们wǒmen 不得不bùdébù 在zài 家jiā 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。yīnwèi wàimiàn xiàyǔ, wǒmen bùdébù zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
Because it’s raining outside, we have no choice but to watch a movie at home.
外面wàimiàn 这么zhème 冷lěng, 我们wǒmen 不如bùrú 在zài 家jiā 看kàn 电影diànyǐng 吧ba。wàimiàn zhème lěng, wǒmen bùrú zài jiā kàn diànyǐng ba.
It’s so cold outside; we might as well watch a movie at home.
周末zhōumò 我wǒ 喜欢xǐhuan 坐zuò 在zài 沙发shāfā 上shàng 看kàn 电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zuò zài shāfā shàng kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends I like to sit on the sofa and watch movies.
晚上wǎnshang 我wǒ 和hé 妈妈māma 坐zuò 在zài 沙发shāfa 上shàng 看kàn 电视diànshì。wǎnshang wǒ hé māma zuò zài shāfa shàng kàn diànshì.
In the evening, my mom and I sit on the sofa and watch TV.
晚上wǎnshang 看kàn 电影diànyǐng 的de 时候shíhou, 我们wǒmen 先xiān 把bǎ 窗帘chuānglián 拉上lāshàng, 再zài 把bǎ 灯dēng 关guān 了le。wǎnshang kàn diànyǐng de shíhou, wǒmen xiān bǎ chuānglián lāshàng, zài bǎ dēng guān le.
When we watch a movie at night, we first draw the curtains, then turn off the light.
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