shào

睄

Character · Verb

glance; peek

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to glance at; to cast a quick look; to peek

dialect

Dialect term primarily used in northern Chinese dialects (e.g., Beijing dialect) to describe a quick, often furtive glance. Often implies looking briefly without staring.

Tā他
shào睄
le了
wǒ我
yī一
yǎn眼
 ,
shén什
me么
yě也
méi没
shuō说
 。

He glanced at me briefly and said nothing.

Nǐ你
wǎng往
nà那
biān边
shào睄
shao睄
 ,
kàn看
yǒu有
méi没
yǒu有
rén人
 。

Take a quick look over there and see if there's anyone.

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Tā她
tōu偷
tōu偷
shào睄
le了
tā他
yī一
yǎn眼
 ,
liǎn脸
jiù就
hóng红
le了
 。

She stole a quick glance at him and her face turned red.