good-looking; pleasing to the eye
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
good-looking; pleasing to the eye; nice to look at
Often used in negative constructions or contrasted with practicality, such as in the idioms '中看不中用' (looks good but useless) and '中看不中吃' (looks good but tastes bad).
Zhōng中
kàn看
bù不
zhōng中
chī吃
。
It looks good but doesn't taste good.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
hěn很
zhōng中
kàn看
。
This painting is very pleasing to look at.
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Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
zhōng中
kàn看
bù不
zhōng中
yòng用
。
These clothes look nice but are not practical.
Wài外
biǎo表
zhōng中
kàn看
，
nèi内
zài在
kōng空
xū虚
。
It looks good on the outside but is empty inside.