qū
觑
squint to look carefully
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to squint; to glance furtively
Often used to describe careful, stealthy or focused looking, used in both spoken and literary contexts.
Tā他
tōu偷
tōu偷
er儿
de地
qù觑
le了
tā他
yī一
yǎn眼
，
pà怕
bèi被
bié别
rén人
fā发
xiàn现
。
He secretly glanced at him, afraid of being spotted by others.
Tā他
wēi微
wēi微
dī低
zhe着
tóu头
，
qù觑
zhe着
xì细
yǎn眼
zǐ仔
xì细
biàn辨
rèn认
zhǐ纸
shàng上
de的
xiǎo小
zì字
。
He lowered his head slightly, squinting his narrow eyes to carefully identify the small characters on the paper.
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Qǐng请
nǐ你
qǔ觑
qǐ起
yǎn眼
jīng睛
，
kàn看
kàn看
dì地
miàn面
shàng上
yǒu有
méi没
yǒu有
nǐ你
diào掉
luò落
de的
yào钥
shi匙
。
Please squint your eyes and see if there is the key you dropped on the ground.
Xiǎo小
māo猫
qù觑
zhe着
yǎn眼
jīng睛
dīng盯
zhe着
dòng洞
kǒu口
，
děng等
dài待
lǎo老
shǔ鼠
chū出
lái来
。
The kitten squinted its eyes and stared at the hole, waiting for the mouse to come out.
Tā她
zài在
rén人
qún群
zhōng中
qù觑
le了
yī一
quān圈
，
zhōng终
yú于
kàn看
dào到
le了
děng等
dài待
yǐ已
jiǔ久
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
。
She squinted and scanned the crowd, and finally spotted her friend she had been waiting for a long time.