guān

see, observe, view; appearance

HSK 4 #334

DEFINITIONS

观 guān
  • to look at
  • to watch
  • to observe
  • to behold
  • to advise
  • concept
  • point of view
  • outlook
观 guàn
  • surname Guan
  • Taoist monastery
  • palace gate watchtower
  • platform

STROKES

WORDS

成败 zuò guān chéng bài to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides; to sit on the fence
设计 wài guān shè jì look; external appearance; design; overall brand look or logo that can be patented
区 dà guān qū Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市[An1 qing4 shi4], Anhui
宇宙 yǔ zhòu guān world view
世界 hóng guān shì jiè macrocosm; the world in the large
经济 hóng guān jīng jì macroeconomic
调控 hóng guān tiáo kòng macro-control
世界 kè guān shì jiè the objective world (as opposed to empirical observation)
主义 kè guān zhǔ yì objectivist philosophy
唯心主义 kè guān wéi xīn zhǔ yì objective idealism (in Hegel's philosophy)
gōng guàn Taoist temple
察言色 chá yán guān sè to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom); to discern what sb thinks from his body language
强迫念 qiǎng pò guān niàn compelling notion; obsession
经济 wēi guān jīng jì microeconomic
拱手旁 gǒng shǒu páng guān to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)
设计 jǐng guān shè jì landscape design
汉记 dōng guān hàn jì History of Later Han dynasty, internal palace record by many 1st and 2nd century authors, 143 scrolls
gài guān to survey; to take stock of; overview
荣辱 róng rǔ guān precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful (in particular, refers to the Socialist Concepts on Honors and Disgraces, PRC official moral principles promulgated from 2006); abbr. for 社會主義榮辱觀|社会主义荣辱观; also known as the Eight Honors and Eight Shames 八榮八恥|八荣八耻[Ba1 Rong2 Ba1 Chi3]
其成 lè guān qí chéng to look favorably on sth; would be glad to see it happen
历史点 lì shǐ guān diǎn historical standpoint
毁三 huǐ sān guān (Internet slang) (of a situation, video clip etc) to make one think "wtf!"
气象测站 qì xiàng guān cè zhàn weather station
洞若火 dòng ruò guān huǒ clear as a flame (idiom); to see things absolutely clearly
当局者迷,旁者清 dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The onlooker sees more of the game.