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 监视 監視 jiān shì to monitor / to keep a close watch over / surveillance syn 注视 注視 zhù shì to look attentively at / to closely watch / to gaze at syn 收视 收視 shōu shì to watch TV 坐镇 坐鎮 zuò zhèn (of a commanding officer) to keep watch / to oversee 走时 走時 zǒu shí (of a watch or clock) to keep time / (physics) propagation time / travel time (of a wave) 值守 zhí shǒu (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things / to keep watch 放哨 fàng shào to keep watch / to do sentry duty / to be on patrol 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 观望 觀望 guān wàng to wait and see / to watch from the sidelines / to look around / to survey syn 提防 dī fáng to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / also pr. [ti2 fang2] syn 守候 shǒu hòu to wait for / to expect / to keep watch / to watch over / to nurse syn 围观 圍觀 wéi guān to stand in a circle and watch 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]) 看守 kān shǒu to guard / to watch over syn 盯住 dīng zhù to watch sb closely / to breathe down sb's neck / to mark (sports) syn 守望 shǒu wàng to keep watch syn 伺机 伺機 sì jī to wait for an opportunity / to watch for one's chance syn 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! 看护 看護 kān hù to nurse / to look after / to watch over / (old) hospital nurse syn 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 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 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 发条 發條 fā tiáo clockwork spring (used to power a watch or windup toy etc) / (attributive) windup / clockwork syn 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) 表带 錶帶 biǎo dài watchband / watch strap 守夜 shǒu yè to be on all-night duty / to be on night watch / to keep a vigil syn 望风 望風 wàng fēng to be on the lookout / to keep watch syn 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 表盘 錶盤 biǎo pán variant of 表盤|表盘[biao3 pan2] / watch face syn 怀表 懷錶 huái biǎo pocket watch 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) 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) 干瞪眼 乾瞪眼 gān dèng yǎn to watch helplessly syn 分针 分針 fēn zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch) 守灵 守靈 shǒu líng to keep watch beside a coffin 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 了望塔 瞭望塔 liǎo wàng tǎ observation tower / watch tower 守 shǒu to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining syn 守丧 守喪 shǒu sāng to keep watch beside a coffin / to observe a period of mourning 觑 覷 qù to spy / watch for syn 瞭 liào to watch from a height or distance 絃 xián variant of 弦 / bow string / string of musical instrument / watch spring / chord (straight line joining two points on a curve) / hypotenuse 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 摆轮 擺輪 bǎi lún balance (of a watch or clock) / balance wheel 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 錶带 錶帶 biǎo dài watchband / watch strap 表蒙子 錶蒙子 biǎo méng zi watch glass / crystal 人权观察 人權觀察 rén quán guān chá Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York-based non-governmental organization 注意看 zhù yì kàn watch carefully 一更 yī gēng first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old) 信用观察 信用觀察 xìn yòng guān chá credit watch 初更 chū gēng first of the five night watch periods 19:00-21:00 (old) 坐视不理 坐視不理 zuò shì bù lǐ to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom) 守更 shǒu gēng to keep watch during the night 密切注视 密切注視 mì qiè zhù shì to watch closely 对表 對錶 duì biǎo to set or synchronize a watch 手腕式 shǒu wàn shì wrist- (watch, compass) 扣式电池 扣式電池 kòu shì diàn chí button cell / watch battery 拭目倾耳 拭目傾耳 shì mù qīng ěr to watch and listen attentively 拱手旁观 拱手旁觀 gǒng shǒu páng guān to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom) 明岗暗哨 明崗暗哨 míng gǎng àn shào both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom) 更卒 gēng zú soldier (serving alternate watch) 更楼 更樓 gēng lóu watch tower / drum tower marking night watches 更次 gēng cì one watch (i.e. two-hour period during night) 楼橹 樓櫓 lóu lǔ watch tower / movable battlefield turret 看不过 看不過 kàn bu guò cannot stand by idly and watch / unable to put up with it any longer / see 看不過去|看不过去[kan4 bu5 guo4 qu5] 眼成穿 yǎn chéng chuān to watch in anticipation (idiom) 眼观六路耳听八方 眼觀六路耳聽八方 yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions / to be observant and alert (idiom) 瞰望 kàn wàng to overlook / to watch from above 瞰临 瞰臨 kàn lín to overlook / to watch from above 觑机会 覷機會 qù jī huì to watch for an opportunity 迫视 迫視 pò shì to stare at / to watch intently 长点心眼 長點心眼 zhǎng diǎn xīn yǎn to watch out / to keep one's wits about one 长针 長針 cháng zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch) / double crochet 