chǒu

瞅

HSK 7-9Character · VerbTraditional𥄨

to look; to glance

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

verb

to glance at; to take a quick look

informal

Often used in spoken northern Chinese dialects.

Tā他
wǎng往
wū屋
lǐ里
chǒu瞅
le了
yī一
yǎn眼
 。

He glanced into the room.

Tā她
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
chǒu瞅
le了
yī一
yǎn眼
chuāng窗
wài外
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
 。

She quietly glanced at the scenery outside the window.

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Wǒ我
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
chǒu瞅
jiàn见
le了
tā他
de的
mì秘
mì密
 。

I accidentally caught sight of his secret.

Bié别
zhàn站
zài在
nàr那
chǒu儿
lái瞅
chǒu来
qù瞅
de去
yǒu的
 ，
huà有
zhí话
shuō直
 说
 。

Stop hovering around staring around, just say what you need to.

Tā他
jǐn紧
zhāng张
de地
chǒu瞅
zhe着
shǒu手
lǐ里
de的
chéng成
jì绩
dān单
 。

He stared nervously at the report card in his hand.

2.

verb

to stare at; to fix one's eyes on

informal

Used to describe persistent, often awkward staring.

Nǐ你
bié别
lǎo老
chǒu瞅
zhe着
wǒ我
 ，
wǒ我
yǒu有
diǎn点
jǐn紧
zhāng张
 。

Stop staring at me, I'm a little nervous.

Shòu售
huò货
yuán员
chǒu瞅
zhe着
měi每
yí一
gè个
zǒu走
jìn进
shāng商
diàn店
de的
gù顾
kè客
 。

The sales clerk stared at every customer who walked into the store.