liào
瞭
watch from afar; look out over
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to look out over; to watch from a high place or distance; to keep watch
Commonly used in the compound 瞭望 (liàowàng). Often implies observing from an elevated position for surveillance or military purposes. The character is also read as liǎo (see cross-reference), meaning 'clear' or 'understand' (now usually written as 了).
Zài在
gāo高
chù处
liào瞭
zhe着
diǎn点
ér儿
，
yǒu有
qíng情
kuàng况
mǎ马
shàng上
bào报
gào告
。
Keep watch from the high ground and report immediately if anything happens.
Shì士
bīng兵
men们
zhàn站
zài在
tǎ塔
lóu楼
shàng上
liào瞭
wàng望
yuǎn远
fāng方
。
The soldiers stood in the tower looking out over the distance.
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Wǒ我
men们
zài在
shān山
dǐng顶
shè设
gǎng岗
liào瞭
zhe着
。
We set up a post to keep watch at the mountaintop.