guān
wàng

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 观望

观望 means wait and see; adopt a wait-and-see attitude; be indecisive; look around; gaze around; peer around. Pronounced guān wàng. HSK 7-9.

  • wait and see; adopt a wait-and-see attitude; be indecisive
  • look around; gaze around; peer around

Definitions & Examples

Tóu
zhě
duì
shì
chǎng
qián
jǐng
gǎn
dào
què
dìng
 
zhèng
zài
chí
guān
wàng
 

Investors are uncertain about the market outlook and are holding cash, waiting to see what happens.

pái
huái
guān
wàng
 
chí
chí
kěn
xià
jué
dìng
 

He paced back and forth, hesitant to make a decision.

Hěn
duō
hái
zài
guān
wàng
xīn
zhèng
de
xiào
guǒ
 

Many clients are still waiting to see the effects of the new policy.