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FromLesson 16inHardcore Chinese

Usages of kàn

出门chūmén　以前yǐqián，　她tā　总是zǒngshì　看kàn　一下yíxià　钱包qiánbāo、　护照hùzhào　和hé　手机shǒujī　在zài　不bú　在zài　包bāo　里li。chūmén yǐqián, tā zǒngshì kàn yíxià qiánbāo, hùzhào hé shǒujī zài bú zài bāo li.
Before going out, she always checks whether her wallet, passport, and phone are in her bag.
晚上wǎnshang　睡觉shuìjiào　前qián，　你nǐ　最好zuìhǎo　看kàn　一下yíxià　门mén　有没有yǒuméiyǒu　锁suǒ　好hǎo。wǎnshang shuìjiào qián, nǐ zuìhǎo kàn yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo.
Before going to bed at night, you’d better check whether the door is locked properly.
要不是yàobúshì　她tā　出门chūmén　前qián　又yòu　看kàn　了le　一下yíxià　门mén　有没有yǒuméiyǒu　锁suǒ　好hǎo，　我wǒ　可能kěnéng　现在xiànzài　还hái　在zài　担心dānxīn。yàobúshì tā chūmén qián yòu kàn le yíxià mén yǒuméiyǒu suǒ hǎo, wǒ kěnéng xiànzài hái zài dānxīn.
If it weren’t for her checking again before going out whether the door was locked, I’d probably still be worried now.
请qǐng　看kàn　账户余额zhànghùyú’é。qǐng kàn zhànghùyú'é.
Please check the account balance.
先xiān　冻结dòngjié　银行卡yínhángkǎ，　再zài　看kàn　账户余额zhànghùyú’é　和hé　交易记录jiāoyìjìlù。xiān dòngjié yínhángkǎ, zài kàn zhànghùyú'é hé jiāoyìjìlù.
Freeze the bank card first, then check the account balance and transaction record.
请qǐng　看kàn　有效期yǒuxiàoqī。qǐng kàn yǒuxiàoqī.
Please check the validity period.
解挂jiěguà　以后yǐhòu，　请qǐng　保存bǎocún　交易凭证jiāoyìpíngzhèng，　再zài　看kàn　银行卡yínhángkǎ　的de　有效期yǒuxiàoqī。jiěguà yǐhòu, qǐng bǎocún jiāoyìpíngzhèng, zài kàn yínhángkǎ de yǒuxiàoqī.
After canceling the loss report, save the transaction receipt and check the bank card's validity period.
请qǐng　看kàn　洗涤标签xǐdíbiāoqiān。qǐng kàn xǐdíbiāoqiān.
Please check the care label.
先xiān　看kàn　天气预报tiānqìyùbào。xiān kàn tiānqìyùbào.
Check the weather forecast first.
她tā　连lián　根部gēnbù　都dōu　看kàn　了le。tā lián gēnbù dōu kàn le.
She even checked the root area.
一旦yídàn　发现fāxiàn　虫害chónghài，　就jiù　先xiān　看kàn　叶片yèpiàn。yídàn fāxiàn chónghài, jiù xiān kàn yèpiàn.
Once you discover a pest infestation, check the leaves first.
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