piē

瞥

Character · Verb

glance at; glimpse

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to glance at; to catch a glimpse of; to take a quick look

Describes a brief, often intentional look that does not involve careful observation. The object is often something noticeable but quickly passed over.

Dì弟
di弟
yào要
chā插
zuǐ嘴
 ,
gē哥
ge哥
piē瞥
le了
tā他
yī一
yǎn眼
 。

The younger brother was about to interrupt, so the older brother shot him a glance.

Tā她
lù路
guò过
shāng商
diàn店
shí时
 ,
piē瞥
le了
yī一
yǎn眼
chú橱
chuāng窗
 。

As she passed the store, she glanced at the shop window.

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Wǒ我
zài在
rén人
qún群
zhōng中
piē瞥
jiàn见
le了
yī一
gè个
shú熟
xī悉
de的
shēn身
yǐng影
 。

I glimpsed a familiar figure in the crowd.

Tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
piē瞥
le了
yī一
xià下
biāo标
tí题
 ,
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
xì细
dú读
wén文
zhāng章
 。

He merely glanced at the headline and didn't read the article in detail.

Jīng经
lǐ理
piē瞥
le了
yī一
yǎn眼
shǒu手
biǎo表
 ,
shì示
yì意
huì会
yì议
gāi该
jié结
shù束
le了
 。

The manager glanced at his watch, signaling that the meeting should end.