to look over; to leaf through; to peruse
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to look over; to leaf through; to peruse
neutralImplies reading or looking at material in a non-intensive or selective manner, often without reading every word thoroughly.
Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
fān翻
yuè阅
yī一
běn本
lì历
shǐ史
zá杂
zhì志
。
He is leafing through a history magazine.
Wèi为
le了
xiě写
lùn论
wén文
，
wǒ我
fān翻
yuè阅
le了
dà大
liàng量
zī资
liào料
。
I looked through a large amount of material to write my thesis.
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Tā她
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
shū书
diàn店
lǐ里
suí随
yì意
fān翻
yuè阅
xīn新
shū书
。
She enjoys casually browsing through new books in the bookstore.
Qǐng请
fān翻
yuè阅
hé合
tóng同
de的
dì第
sān三
yè页
。
Please turn to page three of the contract.
Lǜ律
shī师
fān翻
yuè阅
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
xiāng相
guān关
wén文
jiàn件
。
The lawyer perused all the relevant documents.