瞧

qiáo

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Very common

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 瞅 chǒu 瞅 chǒu (dialect) to look at more colloquial and regional; similar to 瞧 but used in northern dialects: (dialect) to look at

Related words

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• 盯 dīng 盯 dīng to watch attentively means 'to stare at' or 'to gaze', more intense than 瞧: to watch attentively
• 看望 kàn wàng 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': to pay a visit to; to see (sb)

Synonyms

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• 看 kàn 看 kàn to see in the sense of 'to look at' or 'to see': 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.

Example Sentences

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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 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 小瞧 xiǎo qiáo: (coll.) to look down on
• 东瞧西瞅 东瞧西瞅 dōng qiáo xī chǒu: see 東張西望|东张西望[dōng zhāng xī wàng]
• 瞧着办 瞧着办 qiáo zhe bàn: to do as one sees fit
• 瞧见 瞧见 qiáo jiàn: to see
• 等着瞧 等着瞧 děng zhe qiáo: wait and see (who is right)
• 走着瞧 走着瞧 zǒu zhe qiáo: wait and see (who is right)