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Definitions

  1. 1. (bound form) to look at

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 472986)

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Words Containing 视

怒视
nù shì

to glower (at sb)

黑白电视
hēi bái diàn shì

black and white TV

透视
tòu shì

to see through

厉目而视
lì mù ér shì

to cut sb a severe look (idiom)

短视近利
duǎn shì jìn lì

to be focused on short-term gain

迫视
pò shì

to stare at

视死如归
shì sǐ rú guī

to view death as a return home

夜视镜
yè shì jìng

night vision device

活体检视
huó tǐ jiǎn shì

biopsy

目不斜视
mù bù xié shì

not to glance sideways (idiom)

仇视
chóu shì

to view sb as an enemy

觑视
qù shì

to look

消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约
xiāo chú duì fù nǚ yī qiè xíng shì qí shì gōng yuē

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

远视
yuǎn shì

farsighted

视奸
shì jiān

(neologism) to leer

睨视
nì shì

to look askance

仰视
yǎng shì

to tilt one's head back to see (sth)

熟视无睹
shú shì wú dǔ

to pay no attention to a familiar sight

既视感
jì shì gǎn

déjà vu

皮层性视损伤
pí céng xìng shì sǔn shāng

cortical visual impairment (CVI)

视屏
shì píng

screen (of a TV, computer etc)

密切注视
mì qiè zhù shì

to watch closely

连续监视
lián xù jiān shì

continuous monitoring

收视率
shōu shì lǜ

ratings (of a TV show)

电视塔
diàn shì tǎ

TV tower

逼视
bī shì

to look at from close up

透视学
tòu shì xué

perspective (in drawing)

视若路人
shì ruò lù rén

to view as strangers

半岛电视台
bàn dǎo diàn shì tái

Al Jazeera (Arabic news network)

音视
yīn shì

sound and video

傲视
ào shì

to turn up one's nose

视而不见
shì ér bù jiàn

to turn a blind eye to

视错觉
shì cuò jué

optical illusion

一视同仁
yī shì tóng rén

to treat everyone equally favorably (idiom); not to discriminate between people

视为知己
shì wéi zhī jǐ

to consider sb as close friend (idiom); to take into one's confidence

视如寇仇
shì rú kòu chóu

to regard as an enemy

视力测定法
shì lì cè dìng fǎ

optometry

窥视
kuī shì

to peep at

同侪检视
tóng chái jiǎn shì

peer review

中央电视台
zhōng yāng diàn shì tái

China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network

电视机
diàn shì jī

television set

斜视
xié shì

a squint

视为畏途
shì wéi wèi tú

to view as dangerous (idiom); afraid to do sth

欧洲电视
ōu zhōu diàn shì

European TV

可视化
kě shì huà

visualization

坐视不理
zuò shì bù lǐ
视像
shì xiàng

video (HK)

彩电视
cǎi diàn shì

color TV

双眼视觉
shuāng yǎn shì jué

binocular vision

透视画
tòu shì huà

perspective drawing

临视
lín shì

to observe personally

藐视一切
miǎo shì yī qiè

to look down upon everything

性别歧视
xìng bié qí shì

sex discrimination

平视
píng shì

to look squarely at

审视
shěn shì

to look closely at

视频会议
shì pín huì yì

videoconferencing

怒目而视
nù mù ér shì

to glare at

视盘
shì pán

optic disc (anatomy)

直视
zhí shì

to look straight at

视神经
shì shén jīng

optic nerve

半视野
bàn shì yě

half visual field

电视
diàn shì

television; TV

点视厅
diǎn shì tīng

hall where convicts are counted and verified

视同
shì tóng

to regard the same as

虎视眈眈
hǔ shì dān dān

to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom)

夜视仪
yè shì yí

night vision device

东方明珠电视塔
dōng fāng míng zhū diàn shì tǎ

Oriental Pearl Television Tower

歧视
qí shì

to discriminate against

监视
jiān shì

to monitor

夜视
yè shì

night vision

小视
xiǎo shì

to belittle

老视
lǎo shì

presbyopia

环视
huán shì

to look around (a room etc)

目视
mù shì

visual

蔑视
miè shì

to loathe

视区
shì qū

field of view

种族歧视
zhǒng zú qí shì

racial discrimination

检视
jiǎn shì

to inspect

藐视
miǎo shì

to despise

点视
diǎn shì

to check (items)

后视镜
hòu shì jìng

rearview mirror

短视频
duǎn shì pín

short video; video clip

视为
shì wéi

to view as

视网膜
shì wǎng mó

retina

高清电视
gāo qīng diàn shì

high definition television HDTV

现场视察
xiàn chǎng shì chá

on-site inspection

剖视
pōu shì

to analyze

电视广播
diàn shì guǎng bō

television broadcast

电视节目
diàn shì jié mù

television program

视听材料
shì tīng cái liào

evidence of material seen and heard

视神经盘
shì shén jīng pán

optic disk (terminal of the optic nerve on the retina)

对视
duì shì

to look face to face

重视教育
zhòng shì jiào yù

to stress education

傲视群伦
ào shì qún lún

outstanding talent (idiom)

透视法
tòu shì fǎ

perspective (in drawing)

转移视线
zhuǎn yí shì xiàn

to shift one's eyes

视角
shì jiǎo

angle from which one observes an object

卫星电视
wèi xīng diàn shì

satellite TV

荆楚网视
jīng chǔ wǎng shì

IPTV (PRC media network)

视如粪土
shì rú fèn tǔ

to look upon as dirt

忽视
hū shì

to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore

音视频
yīn shì pín

sound and video

视距
shì jù

visible range

巡视
xún shì

to patrol

珍视
zhēn shì

to place great importance on

视盲
shì máng

blindness

神经性视损伤
shén jīng xìng shì sǔn shāng

neurological visual impairment (NVI)

探视权
tàn shì quán

visitation rights (law)

岐视
qí shì

discrimination (against sb)

高视阔步
gāo shì kuò bù

to strut about

老视眼
lǎo shì yǎn

presbyopia

可视电话
kě shì diàn huà

videophone

收视率
shōu shì lǜ

ratings (of a TV show)

视频
shì pín

video

扫视
sǎo shì

to run one's eyes over

视野
shì yě

field of view

视损伤
shì sǔn shāng

visual impairment

回视
huí shì

regression (psychology)

视若无睹
shì ruò wú dǔ

to turn a blind eye to

重视
zhòng shì

to attach importance to sth; to value

注视
zhù shì

to look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at

视界
shì jiè

field of vision

教育电视
jiào yù diàn shì

Educational Television (Hong Kong)

凝视
níng shì

to gaze at

透视装
tòu shì zhuāng

see-through clothing

漠视
mò shì

to ignore

互动电视
hù dòng diàn shì

interactive TV

视觉
shì jué

sight

目不忍视
mù bù rěn shì

lit. the eye cannot bear to see it (idiom)

假性近视
jiǎ xìng jìn shì

pseudomyopia

有线电视
yǒu xiàn diàn shì

cable television

视亮度
shì liàng dù

apparent brightness (astronomy)

下视
xià shì

to look down from above

视觉方言
shì jué fāng yán

(linguistics) eye dialect

视察
shì chá

to inspect

敌视
dí shì

hostile

视同手足
shì tóng shǒu zú

to regard sb as a brother (idiom)

正视
zhèng shì

to face squarely

视如敝屣
shì rú bì xǐ

to regard like a pair of worn-out shoes

混淆视听
hùn xiáo shì tīng

to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods

暗中监视
àn zhōng jiān shì

to monitor secretly

闭路电视
bì lù diàn shì

closed-circuit television

视作
shì zuò

to regard as

高清数字电视
gāo qīng shù zì diàn shì

high definition digital television

探视
tàn shì

to visit (a patient, prisoner etc)

谛视
dì shì

to look carefully

俯视
fǔ shì

to overlook

视差
shì chā

parallax

轻视
qīng shì

contempt

自视清高
zì shì qīng gāo

to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs

视神经乳头
shì shén jīng rǔ tóu

optic disk (terminal of the optic nerve on the retina)

坐视无睹
zuò shì wú dǔ

to turn a blind eye to

视如土芥
shì rú tǔ jiè

to regard as useless

内视镜
nèi shì jìng

endoscope

巨细胞病毒视网膜炎
jù xì bāo bìng dú shì wǎng mó yán

cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis), a disease of the retina that can lead to blindness

眄视
miàn shì

to give a sidelong glance

视同己出
shì tóng jǐ chū

to regard sb as one's own child

中国电视公司
zhōng guó diàn shì gōng sī

China Television Company (CTV), Taiwan

鄙视
bǐ shì

to despise

电视秀
diàn shì xiù

TV show

远距离监视
yuǎn jù lí jiān shì

off-site monitoring

视线
shì xiàn

line of sight

音乐电视
yīn yuè diàn shì

Music Television MTV

视力
shì lì

vision

盯视
dīng shì

to stare fixedly

复视
fù shì

double vision

内斜视
nèi xié shì

(medicine) esotropia

实地访视
shí dì fǎng shì

onsite visit

鄙视链
bǐ shì liàn

a ranking of items in a particular category, with the most highly regarded on top (neologism c. 2012, coined by analogy with 食物鏈|食物链[shí wù liàn], food chain)

自视甚高
zì shì shèn gāo

to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs

渺视
miǎo shì

to think little of

短视
duǎn shì

(usually fig.) shortsighted

瞪目凝视
dèng mù níng shì

in a catatonic state

首次注视时间
shǒu cì zhù shì shí jiān

first fixation duration

透视画法
tòu shì huà fǎ

perspective drawing

视窗
shì chuāng

Windows (the Microsoft operating system)

监视居住
jiān shì jū zhù

(PRC law) residential surveillance

收视
shōu shì

to watch TV

数字电视
shù zì diàn shì

digital television

透视图
tòu shì tú

perspective drawing

剖视图
pōu shì tú

section view

中华电视
zhōng huá diàn shì

Chinese Television System (CTS), Taiwan

视障
shì zhàng

visual impairment

自视
zì shì

to view oneself

监视器
jiān shì qì

security camera

错视
cuò shì

optical illusion

视同儿戏
shì tóng ér xì

to regard sth as a plaything (idiom); to consider unimportant

视乎
shì hū

to be determined by

中国中央电视台
zhōng guó zhōng yāng diàn shì tái

China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network

省视
xǐng shì

to call upon

视图
shì tú

view

电视剧
diàn shì jù

TV series

视频点播
shì pín diǎn bō

video on demand

视空间系统
shì kōng jiān xì tǒng

visuo-spatial sketchpad

监视孔
jiān shì kǒng

peephole

电视台
diàn shì tái

television station

弱视
ruò shì

amblyopia

近视
jìn shì

shortsighted

影视
yǐng shì

movies and television

视频节目
shì pín jié mù

video program

嗔视
chēn shì

to look angrily at

拓展视野
tuò zhǎn shì yě

to broaden one's horizons

视微知着
shì wēi zhī zhuó

one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop

无视
wú shì

to ignore; to disregard

国家广播电视总局
guó jiā guǎng bō diàn shì zǒng jú

National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)

视力表
shì lì biǎo

eye chart (used by optician)