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 玻璃 bō li glass / CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4] / (slang) male homosexual syn 观看 觀看 guān kàn to watch / to view syn 杯子 bēi zi cup / glass / CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1] 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 玻璃杯 bō li bēi drinking glass 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 放大镜 放大鏡 fàng dà jìng magnifying glass syn 望风 望風 wàng fēng to be on the lookout / to keep watch syn 茶杯 chá bēi teacup / tea-glass / cup / mug / CL:隻|只[zhi1] 防弹玻璃 防彈玻璃 fáng dàn bō li bulletproof glass 围观 圍觀 wéi guān to stand in a circle and watch syn 灯罩 燈罩 dēng zhào cover of lamp / lampshade / glass cover of oil lamp 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 钢化玻璃 鋼化玻璃 gāng huà bō li reinforced glass 分针 分針 fēn zhēn minute hand (of a clock or watch) 琉璃 liú li colored glass / ceramic glaze 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) 料器 liào qì glassware / colored glass household vessel 收视 收視 shōu shì to watch TV 玻璃钢 玻璃鋼 bō li gāng glass-reinforced plastic / fiberglass 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! 玻璃纤维 玻璃纖維 bō lí xiān wéi fiberglass / glass fiber 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 磨砂 mó shā to scrub with an abrasive / to sand / frosted (e.g. glass) 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 玻璃管 bō li guǎn glass tube 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) 玻璃罩 bō li zhào glass cover / bell glass 拔罐 bá guàn cupping glass / fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin) / ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics) 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 杯 盃 bēi variant of 杯[bei1] / trophy cup / classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup 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 玻 bō glass syn 碴 chá fault / glass fragment / quarrel 伺 sì to watch / to wait / to examine / to spy 磨砂玻璃 mó shā bō li frosted glass syn 觑 覷 qù to spy / watch for syn 毛玻璃 máo bō li frosted glass 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 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 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 不碎玻璃 bù suì bō li shatterproof or safety glass syn 拉制 lā zhì drawing (manufacturing process in which hot metal or glass is stretched) syn 熔浆 熔漿 róng jiāng lava, magma or other molten material (metal, glass etc) 玻片 bō piàn glass slide for medical sample 酌满 酌滿 zhuó mǎn to fill up (a wine glass) to the brim 高球杯 gāo qiú bēi highball glass 玻璃天花板 玻璃天花闆 bō li tiān huā bǎn glass ceiling 槟榔西施 檳榔西施 bīng lang xī shī (Tw) betel nut beauty: a skimpily-dressed, attractive girl who sells betel nut from a glass-walled roadside booth 小道具 xiǎo dào jù (theater) hand prop (wine glass, pistol etc) 