收看
HSK 3 (2021)
收看 (shōukàn) · to watch (TV)
收看 (shōukàn) means “to watch (TV)”. It is written with 2 characters: 收 (to receive) + 看 (to look). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 收看 is built
The characters
收 shōu · to receive
What 收 is made of
- 丩jiū — twisted shape
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 丩 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
看 kàn · to look
What 看 is made of
- 手shǒu — hand
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: Shielding one's eyes 目 with a hand 手 to look to the distance (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
很多人收看了这场比赛。Hěn duō rén shōukàn le zhè chǎng bǐsài.Many people watched this match on TV.
欢迎大家收看我们的节目。Huānyíng dàjiā shōukàn wǒmen de jiémù.Welcome, everyone, to our program.
Questions about 收看
What does 收看 mean?
收看 (shōukàn) means “to watch (TV)”.
How do you pronounce 收看?
收看 is pronounced shōukàn.
Which HSK level is 收看?
收看 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 收到shōudàoto receive
- 收入shōurùincome
- 收费shōufèito charge (a fee)
- 收听shōutīngto listen to (the radio)
- 收音机shōuyīnjīradio
- 收回shōuhuíto take back
- 收获shōuhuòto gain
- 收益shōuyìprofit
- 吸收xīshōuto absorb
- 收拾shōushito tidy up
Learn 收看 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.