qiáo

瞧

HSK 5Character · Verb

to look; to see; to visit

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Meanings

3 senses · 15 examples
1.

verb

to look; to see; to glance

informal

Commonly used in spoken language to indicate the action of looking at something.

Nǐ你
qiáo瞧
nà那
biān边
 ,
yǒu有
yī一
zhī只
piào漂
liang亮
de的
niǎo鸟
 。

Look over there, there's a beautiful bird.

Wǒ我
cóng从
chuāng窗
hù户
wǎng往
wài外
qiáo瞧
 ,
kàn看
dào到
tā他
zhèng正
zài在
děng等
gōng公
jiāo交
chē车
 。

I looked out the window and saw him waiting for the bus.

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Tā他
dī低
tóu头
qiáo瞧
le了
qiáo瞧
zì自
jǐ己
de的
xié鞋
zi子
 ,
fā发
xiàn现
xié鞋
dài带
sōng松
le了
 。

He looked down at his shoes and found the shoelace was loose.

Tā她
gé隔
zhe着
yǎn眼
jìng镜
zǐ仔
xì细
qiáo瞧
nà那
fèn份
wén文
jiàn件
 。

She carefully looked at that document through her glasses.

Bié别
guāng光
qiáo瞧
zhe着
 ,
kuài快
lái来
bāng帮
máng忙
 !

Don't just stand there looking, come and help!

2.

verb

to visit; to call on; to see (a patient)

informal

Used when referring to visiting someone, especially relatives or patients.

Tā他
jīn今
tiān天
qù去
yī医
yuàn院
qiáo瞧
bìng病
le了
 。

He went to the hospital to see a doctor today.

Zhōu周
mò末
wǒ我
men们
yào要
qù去
xiāng乡
xià下
qiáo瞧
qīn亲
qi戚
 。

We are going to the countryside to visit relatives this weekend.

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Wáng王
dà大
mā妈
jīng经
cháng常
qù去
qiáo瞧
tā她
de的
lǎo老
péng朋
yǒu友
 。

Aunt Wang often visits her old friends.

Tā他
tè特
yì意
qǐng请
jià假
qù去
qiáo瞧
shēng生
bìng病
de的
mǔ母
qīn亲
 。

He specially asked for leave to visit his sick mother.

Wǒ我
míng明
tiān天
qù去
qiáo瞧
nǐ你
 ,
gěi给
nǐ你
dài带
xiē些
shuǐ水
guǒ果
 。

I'll come to see you tomorrow and bring some fruits.

3.

verb

to watch (something interesting); to see what's going on

informal

Often used in the phrase '瞧热闹' (to watch the excitement).

Jiē街
shàng上
wéi围
le了
hěn很
duō多
rén人
qiáo瞧
rè热
nao闹
 。

Many people gathered on the street to watch the excitement.

Bié别
zhǐ只
gù顾
zhe着
qiáo瞧
rè热
nao闹
 ,
xiǎng想
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
 。

Don't just watch the excitement, think of ways to solve the problem.

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Hái孩
zi子
men们
dōu都
pǎo跑
dào到
guǎng广
chǎng场
shàng上
qiáo瞧
biǎo表
yǎn演
qù去
le了
 。

The children all ran to the square to watch the performance.

Wǒ我
zhàn站
zài在
chuāng窗
qián前
qiáo瞧
jiē街
shàng上
de的
xíng行
rén人
 。

I stood by the window watching the pedestrians on the street.

Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
zài在
qiáo瞧
zhè这
chǎng场
jīng精
cǎi彩
de的
bǐ比
sài赛
 。

Everyone is watching this exciting match.