suō

睃

Character · Verb

look sideways; glance obliquely

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to look sideways; to glance obliquely; to cast a sidelong glance

literary

Often implies a furtive, suspicious, or surreptitious look. Used in both classical and modern written Chinese, but is more literary than 看 or 瞧.

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

He cast a sidelong glance at me and said nothing.

Nà那
rén人
guǐ鬼
guǐ鬼
suì祟
suì祟
de地
suō睃
lái来
suō睃
qù去
 ,
xíng形
jī迹
shí十
fēn分
kě可
yí疑
 。

That person furtively looked around, behaving very suspiciously.

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Tā她
suō睃
shì视
zhe着
sì四
zhōu周
de的
huán环
jìng境
 ,
shì试
tú图
xún寻
zhǎo找
chū出
kǒu口
 。

She glanced around at the surroundings, trying to find the exit.