OBSERVE    觀察

LOOK at so as to INVESTIGATE.
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Hyponym
  • INSPECT　OBSERVE so as to INVESTIGATE AS AN OFFICIAL. (anc: 15/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
  • LOOK　TRY to SEE. (anc: 13/0, child: 13)
  • TRY　ACT, BUT DOUBT WHETHER one WILL be SUCCESSFUL ACTING. (anc: 12/0, child: 9)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 526

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 301

    • Words (6 items)

    觀  guān MC: kwan OC: koon 17 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNobserve, examine systematically, look over and assess competentlyCH
    • vtoNPab{S}observe S; observe how S occursCH
    見  jiàn MC: kenH OC: keens 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Npassivebe observed byCH
    • vt[oN]observe, survey the situationCH
    • vto.N-Vhave observed N that are ov the V kind 見事多 "have seen many things"CH
    覩  dǔ MC: tuX OC: k-laaʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNobserve carefullyCH
    觀看  guān kàn OC: koon khaans MC: kʷɑn khɑn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)observe the contextually determinate N
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vt[oN]observe, survey the situationCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNPab{S}observe S; observe how S occursCH