看 kàn to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for syn 看 kān to look after / to take care of / to watch / to guard syn 点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 更 gēng to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard) syn 监视 監視 jiān shì to monitor / to keep a close watch over / surveillance syn 表 錶 biǎo watch (timepiece) / meter / gauge syn 观察 觀察 guān chá to observe / to watch / to survey syn 观看 觀看 guān kàn to watch / to view syn 收看 shōu kàn to watch (a TV program) syn 看守 kān shǒu to guard / to watch over syn 注视 注視 zhù shì to look attentively at / to closely watch / to gaze at syn 罗斯 羅斯 luó sī Roth, Ross, Rose or Rossi (name) / Kenneth Roth (1955-), executive director of Human Rights Watch 人權觀察|人权观察[Ren2 quan2 Guan1 cha2] / Rus' (as in Kievan Rus' 基輔羅斯|基辅罗斯[Ji1 fu3 Luo2 si1]) 看护 看護 kān hù to nurse / to look after / to watch over / (old) hospital nurse syn 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom) / to look on without lifting a finger syn 观 觀 guān to look at / to watch / to observe / to behold / to advise / concept / point of view / outlook syn 盯住 dīng zhù to watch sb closely / to breathe down sb's neck / to mark (sports) syn 候 hòu to wait / to inquire after / to watch / season / climate / (old) period of five days syn 观赏 觀賞 guān shǎng to look at sth with pleasure / to watch (sth marvelous) / ornamental syn 怀表 懷錶 huái biǎo pocket watch syn 提防 dī fáng to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / also pr. [ti2 fang2] syn 察看 chá kàn to watch / to look carefully at syn 守夜 shǒu yè to be on all-night duty / to be on night watch / to keep a vigil syn 提神 tí shén to freshen up / to be cautious or vigilant / to watch out / stimulant to enhance mental performance / stay-awake drug / agrypnotic syn 守候 shǒu hòu to wait for / to expect / to keep watch / to watch over / to nurse syn 发条 發條 fā tiáo clockwork spring (used to power a watch or windup toy etc) / (attributive) windup / clockwork syn 守望 shǒu wàng to keep watch syn 守灵 守靈 shǒu líng to keep watch beside a coffin 伺机 伺機 sì jī to wait for an opportunity / to watch for one's chance syn 观望 觀望 guān wàng to wait and see / to watch from the sidelines / to look around / to survey syn 放哨 fàng shào to keep watch / to do sentry duty / to be on patrol syn 望风 望風 wàng fēng to be on the lookout / to keep watch syn 围观 圍觀 wéi guān to stand in a circle and watch syn 表带 錶帶 biǎo dài watchband / watch strap 坐镇 坐鎮 zuò zhèn (of a commanding officer) to keep watch / to oversee 干瞪眼 乾瞪眼 gān dèng yǎn to watch helplessly syn 表盘 錶盤 biǎo pán variant of 表盤|表盘[biao3 pan2] / watch face syn 分针 分針 fēn zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch) 上弦 shàng xián to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc / to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc / first quarter (phase of the moon) 收视 收視 shōu shì to watch TV 三更 sān gēng third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old) / midnight / also pr. [san1 jin1] syn 看球 kàn qiú to watch a football game (or other ball game) / Fore! (golf) / Watch out for the ball! 看戏 看戲 kàn xì to watch a play / to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd) 名表 名錶 míng biǎo famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch) 瞭望 liào wàng to watch from a height or distance / to keep a lookout 走时 走時 zǒu shí (of a watch or clock) to keep time / (physics) propagation time / travel time (of a wave) 逼视 逼視 bī shì to look at from close up / to watch intently syn 五更 wǔ gēng fifth of the five night watch periods 03:00-05:00 (old) 值守 zhí shǒu (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things / to keep watch 二更 èr gēng second of the five night watch periods 21:00-23:00 (old) 把风 把風 bǎ fēng to keep watch (during a clandestine activity) / to be on the lookout syn 看顾 看顧 kàn gù to watch over 四更 sì gēng fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old) 坐山观虎斗 坐山觀虎鬥 zuò shān guān hǔ dòu lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted syn 追 zhuī to chase / to pursue / to look into / to investigate / to reminisce / to recall / to court (one's beloved) / to binge-watch (a TV drama) / retroactively / posthumously syn 盯 dīng to watch attentively / to fix one's attention on / to stare at / to gaze at syn 守 shǒu to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining syn 伺 sì to watch / to wait / to examine / to spy 觑 覷 qù to spy / watch for syn 了望塔 瞭望塔 liǎo wàng tǎ observation tower / watch tower 守丧 守喪 shǒu sāng to keep watch beside a coffin / to observe a period of mourning 瞭 liào to watch from a height or distance 全球 quán qiú the whole world / worldwide / global syn 整体 整體 zhěng tǐ whole entity / entire body / synthesis / as a whole (situation, construction, team etc) / global / macrocosm / integral / holistic / whole syn 全球性 quán qiú xìng global / worldwide 全球通 quán qiú tōng Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) (telecommunications) syn 世界经济 世界經濟 shì jiè jīng jì global economy / world economy 世界贸易 世界貿易 shì jiè mào yì world trade / global trade 地球村 dì qiú cūn global village 环球时报 環球時報 huán qiú shí bào Global Times (weekly digest of international news from People's Daily 人民日報|人民日报[Ren2 min2 Ri4 bao4]) 全局性 quán jú xìng global 卫星定位系统 衛星定位系統 wèi xīng dìng wèi xì tǒng GPS (Global Positioning System) 全球定位系统 全球定位系統 quán qiú dìng wèi xì tǒng GPS (Global Positioning System) 先睹为快 先睹為快 xiān dǔ wéi kuài (idiom) to consider it a pleasure to be among the first to read (or watch or enjoy) syn 守望相助 shǒu wàng xiāng zhù to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius) / to join forces to defend against external aggressors / mutual help and protection 隔岸观火 隔岸觀火 gé àn guān huǒ to watch the fires burning across the river / to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom) syn 戴表 dài biǎo to wear a watch / homophone for 代表[dai4 biao3] used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC 通盘 通盤 tōng pán across the board / comprehensive / overall / global syn 摆轮 擺輪 bǎi lún balance (of a watch or clock) / balance wheel 絃 xián variant of 弦 / bow string / string of musical instrument / watch spring / chord (straight line joining two points on a curve) / hypotenuse 电子表 電子錶 diàn zǐ biǎo electric watch / electronic watch / digital watch 追剧 追劇 zhuī jù to watch a TV series etc regularly / to binge-watch 全球森林框架公约 全球森林框架公約 framework convention on global forests / global agreement on forests / global forest convention 全球森林协定 全球森林協定 framework convention on global forests / global agreement on forests / global forest convention 全球森林公约 全球森林公約 framework convention on global forests / global agreement on forests / global forest convention 全球森林观察 Global Forest Watch 全球大气观测 Global Atmosphere Watch 全球状况监视 全球狀況監視 Global Status Watch 全球500佳环境奖 全球500佳環境獎 Global 500 Roll of Honour for Environmental Achievement / Global 500 Roll of Honour 全球指标技术工作组 Technical Working Group on Global Indicators for resolution 1325 (2000) / Technical Working Group on Global Indicators 全球贸易安全与便利标准框架 全球貿易安全與便利標準框架 Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade / framework of standards to secure and facilitate global trade 全球信息和通信技术与发展联盟 全球信息和通信技術與發展聯盟 Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development / Global Alliance for ICT and Development 全球信通技术与发展联盟 全球信通技術與發展聯盟 Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies and Development / Global Alliance for ICT and Development 全球立法者促进平衡环境组织 全球立法者促進平衡環境組織 quán qiú lì fǎ zhě cù jìn píng héng huán jìng zǔ zhī Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment / Global Legislators Organization for a Balanced Environment International 联合国大学全球卫生国际研究所 聯合國大學全球衛生國際研究所 lián hé guó dài xué quán qiú wèi shēng guó jì yán jiū suǒ United Nations University International Institute for Global Health / United Nations University-International Institute for Global Health 全球妇女环境大会 全球婦女環境大會 Global Women's Assembly on Environment: Women as the Voice for the Environment / Global Women's Assembly on Environment 关怀受艾滋病影响儿童全球伙伴论坛 關怀受艾滋病影響儿童全球伙伴論壇 guān huái shòu yì zī bìng yǐng xiǎng r tóng quán qiú huǒ bàn lùn tán Global Partners Forum on Children Affected by HIV and AIDS / Global Partners Forum 全球伙伴论坛 全球伙伴論壇 quán qiú huǒ bàn lùn tán Global Partners Forum on Children Affected by HIV and AIDS / Global Partners Forum 全球契约倡议 全球契約倡議 Global Compact Initiative / Global Compact 全球契约 全球契約 Global Compact Initiative / Global Compact 