kàn

to look at

Usages of kàn

• 他tā 在zài 手机shǒujī 上shàng 看kàn 地图dìtú， 想xiǎng 找到zhǎodào 公园gōngyuán 的de 南nán 门mén。: He is looking at the map on his phone, trying to find the south gate of the park.
• 她tā 常常chángcháng 走错zǒucuò， 所以suǒyǐ 出门chūmén 以前yǐqián 都dōu 看kàn 一下yíxià 地图dìtú。: She often goes the wrong way, so before going out she always looks at the map.
• 昨天Zuótiān 她tā 给gěi 我wǒ 看kàn 了le 很多hěnduō 狗gǒu 和hé 猫māo 的de 照片zhàopiàn。: Yesterday she showed me many photos of dogs and cats.
• 他tā 觉得juéde 坐zuò 火车huǒchē 旅lǚ游yóu 很hěn 舒服shūfu， 在zài 火车huǒchē 上shàng 也yě 可kě以yǐ 看kàn 照片zhàopiàn。: He feels that traveling by train is very comfortable, and on the train you can also look at photos.
• 我wǒ 有时候yǒushíhou 在zài 咖啡馆kāfēiguǎn 里lǐ 一边yìbiān 画画huàhuà， 一边yìbiān 上网shàngwǎng 看kàn 画家huàjiā 的de 网站wǎngzhàn， 觉得juéde 很hěn 放松fàngsōng。: Sometimes I draw in the café while surfing the internet to look at painters’ websites and feel very relaxed.
• 我wǒ 给gěi 她tā 打dǎ 电话diànhuà 的de 时候shíhou， 她tā 正在zhèngzài 看kàn 医生yīshēng 写xiě 的de 处方chǔfāng。: When I called her, she was looking at the prescription the doctor had written.
• 她Tā 买mǎi 鞋子xiézi 的de 时候shíhou， 一般yìbān 先xiān 看kàn 价格jiàgé， 再zài 看kàn 质量zhìliàng。: When she buys shoes, she usually looks at the price first and then the quality.
• 她Tā 用yòng 新xīn 手机shǒujī 的de 时候shíhou， 先xiān 登录dēnglù 自己zìjǐ 的de 账号zhànghào， 然后ránhòu 看kàn 里面lǐmiàn 的de 消息xiāoxi。: When she uses a new phone, she first logs into her account and then looks at the messages inside.
• 今天jīntiān 上课shàngkè 的de 时候shíhou， 请qǐng 把bǎ 课本kèběn 放fàng 在zài 桌子zhuōzi 上shàng， 先xiān 看kàn 黑板hēibǎn， 再zài 做zuò 笔记bǐjì。: During class today, please put the textbook on the desk, look at the blackboard first, and then take notes.
• 房东fángdōng 说shuō 明天míngtiān 可以kěyǐ 去qù 看kàn 一下yíxià 房子fángzi， 如果rúguǒ 合适héshì 就jiù 签qiān 合同hétong。: The landlord said we can go look at the apartment tomorrow, and if it’s suitable, we’ll sign the contract.
• 重启chóngqǐ 光猫guāngmāo 以后yǐhòu 看kàn 指示灯zhǐshìdēng。: After restarting the optical modem, look at the indicator light.
• 律师lǜshī 正在zhèngzài 看kàn 合同hétong。: The lawyer is looking at the contract.
• 他tā 正在zhèngzài 看kàn 歌单gēdān 点歌diǎngē。: He is looking at the playlist and selecting a song.
• 请qǐng 看kàn 屏幕píngmù 上shàng 的de 歌单gēdān。: Please look at the playlist on the screen.
• 除非chúfēi 看kàn 歌词gēcí， 否则fǒuzé 我wǒ 不会búhuì 唱chàng。: Unless I look at the lyrics, I will not know how to sing it.
• 请qǐng 看kàn 课程表kèchéngbiǎo 上shàng 的de 私教课sījiàokè。: Please look at the personal training session on the class schedule.
• 无论wúlùn 会员huìyuán 什么shénme 时候shíhou 来lái， 都dōu 可以kěyǐ 看kàn 课程表kèchéngbiǎo。: No matter when a member comes, they can look at the class schedule.
• 请qǐng 重新chóngxīn 看kàn 课程表kèchéngbiǎo。: Please look at the class schedule again.

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