What does 看 mean in Chinese?

看 (kàn) means "to look; to watch; to read" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 看 in a sentence?

我喜欢看书。 (Wǒ xǐhuān kàn shū.) — I like reading books.

Pinyin: kàn

to look; to watch; to read

🏮 Chinese HSK 1 🏃 Actions & Verbs

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我喜欢看书。

Wǒ xǐhuān kàn shū.

I like reading books.

What 看 means

看 (kàn) is a Chinese word meaning “to look; to watch; to read”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at HSK 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 1

做 zuò to do; to make 听 tīng to listen 写 xiě to write 读 dú to read (aloud) 去 qù to go 来 lái to come 买 mǎi to buy 住 zhù to live (somewhere) 坐 zuò to sit; to take (transport) 开 kāi to open; to drive 看见 kàn jiàn to see 回 huí to return

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