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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

观察 [guānchá]
  1. 1. verb observe

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

观察 [guānchá]
  1. 1. observe; watch; survey
    这个病人需要住院观察
    This patient should be hospitalized for observation.
    观察动静
    watch what is going on
    观察地形
    survey the terrain
  2. 2. noun observation

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

观察 [guānchá]
  1. 1. 仔细察看
    观察现场

Examples

病人还没有脱离危险,已经被送进观察室进行观察
The patient is still in danger and has been sent to the probationary ward for further observation.
船老大仔细观察风头和水势。
The boatman kept a sharp eye on the wind and water.
观察动静
watch what is going on
借助望远镜观察天体
observe the celestial bodies with the aid of a telescope
精密的观察
accurate (or close) observation
他坐在墙角里,冷眼观察来客的言谈举止。
He sat in a corner, watching with a cold eye how the guests were conducting themselves.
用辩证唯物主义的观点去观察事物
look at things from a dialectical-materialist point of view
观察
observation post

Collocations

观察地形
topographical observation
观察动静
to watch
仔细观察
to watch carefully
深入观察
to further observe
观察一下
to make an observation
观察
to observe sth
观察
an observer

Word Decomposition


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