顾
look back; take care of; visit; customer; consider; but
Meanings
8 senses · 31 examplesverb
turn one's head to look; look at
Used to describe looking around or at someone/something, often with a turning motion.
He looked around everywhere, looking for his lost keys.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing more.
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He glanced at the notice on the bulletin board.
The tourists looked around enjoying the scenery in the scenic area.
He turned back to look, making sure no one was following him.
verb
pay attention to; take care of; look after
Used for taking care of tasks, people, or responsibilities, often with a sense of managing multiple things.
This job requires balancing career and family.
There are too many things going on lately, I really can't keep up with them all.
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Please take care of the shop's business while I'm away.
He rushed to work without even having time to eat.
As the class monitor, he needs to take care of all the students' studies and daily lives.
verb
visit; pay a call
literaryA formal, classical term, most famously used in the idiom 三顾茅庐.
Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang three times to ask him to join his cause.
He made a special visit to this veteran artist.
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Ancient scholars often visited each other to exchange ideas.
He decided to personally invite this professor to give a lecture.
To show his respect, he made three special trips to the person's home.
noun
customer; patron
Used in commercial contexts to refer to paying customers.
This restaurant always has a lot of customers.
Thank you for patronizing our shop and supporting us.
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This clothing store attracts a large number of repeat customers with its excellent service.
The shop owner warmly greeted every customer who came to visit.
Most of the customers at this coffee shop are young people.
verb
cherish; care about; consider
Used to describe valuing something or being concerned about someone or something.
He rushed into the burning building without thinking of his own safety to save people.
She deeply misses her family back in her hometown.
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He always acts without considering the consequences, which makes people worried.
We can't only care about our own interests.
He remembered their years of friendship and forgave his friend's mistake.
noun
surname Gu
A common Chinese family name.
Mr. Gu is the new manager of our company.
Professor Gu is very well-known in the academic community.
conjunction
but; however
literaryA classical literary conjunction used to introduce a contrasting statement.
This place is beautiful, but we can't stay here long.
He is young, but he can tell right from wrong.
adverb
instead; on the contrary
literaryA classical literary adverb used to express a contrary or unexpected result.
Haste makes waste; wanting to be quick leads to not achieving the goal at all.
I wanted to help him, but instead I just caused him more trouble.