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瞧

qiáo
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. to look at
  2. 2. to see
  3. 3. to see (a doctor)
  4. 4. to visit

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Character focus

Stroke order

17 strokes

Word relationships

Register variants

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瞅
chǒu

(dialect) to look at

more colloquial and regional; similar to 瞧 but used in northern dialects

Related words

2 items
盯
dīng

to watch attentively

means 'to stare at' or 'to gaze', more intense than 瞧
看望
kàn wàng

to pay a visit to; to see (sb)

means 'to visit (a person)', related to 瞧 in the sense of 'to visit'

Synonyms

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看
kàn

to see

in the sense of 'to look at' or 'to see'

Usage notes

Collocations

瞧 is commonly used with 病 (瞧病) or 朋友 (瞧朋友) when meaning 'to visit a doctor' or 'to visit a friend', often in northern Chinese speech.

Formality

瞧 is very colloquial; use 看 in more formal contexts or when the setting is neutral/standard Mandarin.

Grammar

Guides that feature 瞧

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HSK 2.0 Level 6+ HSK 3.0 Level 6+ 6 min
看把你X得 and 看你X的 for “Look How … You Are!”

Use 看/瞧把你高兴得 or 看你高兴的 to comment, often teasingly, on how a feeling shows on someone.

Reading: qiáo Open guide

Example Sentences

2 shown
他明天要去 瞧 病。
He is going to see a doctor tomorrow.
來 瞧 瞧 ！
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10298067)

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Words Containing 瞧

吃着碗里，瞧着锅里
chī zhe wǎn lǐ , qiáo zhe guō lǐ

see 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡|吃着碗里，看着锅里[chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ]

小瞧
xiǎo qiáo

(coll.) to look down on

东瞧西瞅
dōng qiáo xī chǒu

see 東張西望|东张西望[dōng zhāng xī wàng]

瞧着办
qiáo zhe bàn

to do as one sees fit

瞧见
qiáo jiàn

to see

等着瞧
děng zhe qiáo

wait and see (who is right)

走着瞧
zǒu zhe qiáo

wait and see (who is right)