看待
Old HSK 6
看待 (kàndài) · to regard
看待 (kàndài) means “to regard; to look upon; to treat”. It is written with 2 characters: 看 (to look) + 待 (to stay). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 看待 is built
The characters
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)
待 dāi · to stay
What 待 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: To welcome someone arriving 彳 at the royal court 寺 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你怎么看待这个问题？Nǐ zěnme kàndài zhège wèntí?How do you see this issue?
我们要正确看待失败。Wǒmen yào zhèngquè kàndài shībài.We should view failure in the right way.
Questions about 看待
What does 看待 mean?
看待 (kàndài) means “to regard; to look upon; to treat”.
How do you pronounce 看待?
看待 is pronounced kàndài.
Which HSK level is 看待?
看待 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 好看hǎokàngood-looking
- 看病kànbìngto see a doctor
- 看到kàndàoto see
- 看见kànjiànto see
- 看法kànfǎview
- 难看nánkànugly
- 观看guānkànto watch
- 看起来kàn qǐlaito look like
- 看上去kàn shangquto look
- 收看shōukànto watch (TV)
Learn 看待 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 106: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.