look around; glance about
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to look around in all directions; to glance about
Often used in literary or descriptive contexts to describe looking around searchingly or surveying one's surroundings. Can carry a sense of loneliness or confusion when used in phrases like 茫然四顾.
sì四
gù顾
wú无
rén人
look around and find no one in sight
máng茫
rán然
sì四
gù顾
look around blankly; gaze about in bewilderment
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Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
shí十
zì字
lù路
kǒu口
sì四
gù顾
，
sì似
hū乎
zài在
xún寻
zhǎo找
shén什
me么
rén人
。
He stood at the intersection looking around, seemingly searching for someone.
Dēng登
shàng上
shān山
dǐng顶
sì四
gù顾
，
zhǐ只
jiàn见
yún云
hǎi海
máng茫
máng茫
。
Standing at the mountaintop and looking around, one sees only a vast sea of clouds.