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看

kān · kan/kàn · kan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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kān 看

  1. to look after
  2. to take care of
  3. to watch
  4. to guard

kàn 看

  1. to see; to look at
  2. to read
  3. to watch
  4. to visit; to call on
  5. to consider; to regard as
  6. to look after
  7. to treat (a patient or illness)
  8. to depend on
  9. to feel (that)
  10. (after a verb) to give it a try
  11. to watch out for

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)一(yì)起(qǐ)去(qù)看(kàn)电(diàn)影(yǐng)。

They go to movies together.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)让(ràng)我(wǒ)看(kàn)一(yí)下(xià)您(nín)的(de)护(hù)照(zhào)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

May I see your passport, please?

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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