look around; survey
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to look around; to glance around; to survey
formalOften used in a formal or descriptive context to describe a deliberate, sweeping visual inspection of the surroundings.
Tā他
zǒu走
jìn进
fáng房
jiān间
，
huán环
shì视
le了
yī一
xià下
sì四
zhōu周
。
He walked into the room and looked around.
Yǎn演
jiǎng讲
zhě者
shàng上
tái台
hòu后
，
shǒu首
xiān先
huán环
shì视
le了
quán全
chǎng场
guān观
zhòng众
。
After stepping onto the stage, the speaker first surveyed the entire audience.
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Zhàn站
zài在
shān山
dǐng顶
huán环
shì视
，
zhěng整
gè个
chéng城
shì市
de的
fēng风
jǐng景
jìn尽
shōu收
yǎn眼
dǐ底
。
Standing on the mountaintop and looking around, the entire cityscape comes into view.