观看
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
观看 (guānkàn) · to watch
观看 (guānkàn) means “to watch; to view”. It is written with 2 characters: 观 (to observe) + 看 (to look). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 观看 is built
The characters
观 guān · to observe
What 观 is made of
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: To see 见 again 又 (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
很多人来观看比赛。Hěn duō rén lái guānkàn bǐsài.Many people came to watch the game.
你在哪儿观看这个节目？Nǐ zài nǎr guānkàn zhège jiémù?Where do you watch this program?
Questions about 观看
What does 观看 mean?
观看 (guānkàn) means “to watch; to view”.
How do you pronounce 观看?
观看 is pronounced guānkàn.
Which HSK level is 观看?
观看 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 参观cānguānto visit (a place)
- 观点guāndiǎnpoint of view
- 观察guāncháto observe
- 观念guānniànidea
- 观众guānzhòngaudience
- 客观kèguānobjective
- 乐观lèguānoptimistic
- 悲观bēiguānpessimistic
- 主观zhǔguānsubjective
- 观光guānguāngto go sightseeing
Learn 观看 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.