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睋

Character · Verb · Adverb

to look; soon

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

verb

to gaze at; to look; to see

literary

Classical literary usage; rarely used in modern spoken language.

Dēng登
gāo高
ér而
é睋
 ，
qiān千
lǐ里
kě可
jiàn见
 。

Climb high and gaze afar; a thousand miles can be seen.

É睋
ér而
shì视
zhī之
 ，
jǐng景
sè色
xiù秀
lì丽
 。

Looking at it, the scenery is beautiful.

2.

adverb

suddenly; soon; not long after

literary

Classical literary usage, indicating a short passage of time or a sudden occurrence.

É睋
ér而
fēng风
yǔ雨
dà大
zuò作
 。

Suddenly, a great storm arose.

Rén人
qù去
é睋
ér而
fǎn返
 。

The person left but returned not long after.