guan1
to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook

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surname Guan

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Taoist monastery; palace gate watchtower; platform

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悲观 悲觀 bei1 guan1
pessimistic

表观 表觀 biao3 guan1
apparent

表观遗传学 表觀遺傳學 biao3 guan1 yi2 chuan2 xue2
epigenetics

不雅观 不雅觀 bu4 ya3 guan1
offensive to the eye; unbecoming; unsightly; ungainly

参观 參觀 can1 guan1
to look around; to tour; to visit

察言观色 察言觀色 cha2 yan2 guan1 se4
to weigh up sb's words and observe their facial expression (idiom); to discern what sb thinks from his body language

传观 傳觀 chuan2 guan1
to pass sth around (for others to look at)

达观 達觀 da2 guan1
to take things philosophically

大观 大觀 da4 guan1
Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市, Anhui

大观区 大觀區 da4 guan1 qu1
Daguan district of Anqing city 安慶市|安庆市, Anhui

大观园 大觀園 da4 guan1 yuan2
Prospect Garden; Grand View Garden, a garden in Dream of the Red Chamber

当局者迷,旁观者清 當局者迷,旁觀者清 dang1 ju2 zhe3 mi2 - pang2 guan1 zhe3 qing1
The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The onlooker sees more of the game.

道观 道觀 dao4 guan4
Daoist temple

东观汉记 東觀漢記 dong1 guan1 han4 ji4
History of Later Han dynasty, internal palace record by many 1st and 2nd century authors, 143 scrolls

动见观瞻 動見觀瞻 dong4 jian4 guan1 zhan1
to be watched closely (idiom)

洞若观火 洞若觀火 dong4 ruo4 guan1 huo3
clear as a flame (idiom); to see things absolutely clearly

反观 反觀 fan3 guan1
by contrast; but as for this...; viewed from another angle; subjectively; introspection

改观 改觀 gai3 guan1
change of appearance; to revise one's point of view

概观 概觀 gai4 guan1
to survey; to take stock of; overview

隔岸观火 隔岸觀火 ge2 an4 guan1 huo3
to watch the fires burning across the river; to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom)

宫观 宮觀 gong1 guan4
Taoist temple

拱手旁观 拱手旁觀 gong3 shou3 pang2 guan1
to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)

古文观止 古文觀止 gu3 wen2 guan1 zhi3
Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty

观测 觀測 guan1 ce4
to observe; to survey; observation (scientific etc)

观测卫星 觀測衛星 guan1 ce4 wei4 xing1
observation satellite

观测员 觀測員 guan1 ce4 yuan2
observer; spotter

观测者 觀測者 guan1 ce4 zhe3
observer

观察 觀察 guan1 cha2
to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective

观察家 觀察家 guan1 cha2 jia1
observer; The Observer (UK newspaper)

观察力 觀察力 guan1 cha2 li4
power of observation; perception

观察人士 觀察人士 guan1 cha2 ren2 shi4
observer

观察哨 觀察哨 guan1 cha2 shao4
sentry post

观察员 觀察員 guan1 cha2 yuan2
observer

观察者 觀察者 guan1 cha2 zhe3
observer

观点 觀點 guan1 dian3
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint

观风 觀風 guan1 feng1
on lookout duty; to serve as lookout

观感 觀感 guan1 gan3
one's impressions; observations

观光 觀光 guan1 guang1
to tour; sightseeing; tourism

观光客 觀光客 guan1 guang1 ke4
tourist

观光区 觀光區 guan1 guang1 qu1
tourist region; sightseeing area

观后感 觀後感 guan1 hou4 gan3
impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc)

观护所 觀護所 guan1 hu4 suo3
probation office

观火 觀火 guan1 huo3
penetrating (vision)

观景台 觀景台 guan1 jing3 tai2
lookout; viewing platform; observation deck

观看 觀看 guan1 kan4
to watch; to view

观客 觀客 guan1 ke4
audience

观澜湖 觀瀾湖 guan1 lan2 hu2
Mission Hills Group (Chinese hospitality, sports and leisure company)

观览 觀覽 guan1 lan3
to view; to look at; to look sth over

观礼 觀禮 guan1 li3
to attend a ritual

观落阴 觀落陰 guan1 luo4 yin1
a ritual whereby the living soul is brought to the nether world for a spiritual journey

观摩 觀摩 guan1 mo2
to observe and emulate; to study (esp. following sb's example)

观念 觀念 guan1 nian4
notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions

观鸟 觀鳥 guan1 niao3
birdwatching

观赏 觀賞 guan1 shang3
to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental

观世音 觀世音 guan1 shi4 yin1
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)

观世音菩萨 觀世音菩薩 guan1 shi4 yin1 pu2 sa4
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)

观望 觀望 guan1 wang4
to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to look around; to survey

观想 觀想 guan1 xiang3
to visualize (Buddhist practice)

观象台 觀象臺 guan1 xiang4 tai2
observatory; observation platform

观衅伺隙 觀釁伺隙 guan1 xin4 si4 xi4
lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom); to search out one's opponent's weak points; to look for the Achilles heel

观音 觀音 guan1 yin1
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)

观音菩萨 觀音菩薩 guan1 yin1 pu2 sa4
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)

观音乡 觀音鄉 guan1 yin1 xiang1
Guanyin or Kuanyin township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县, north Taiwan

观瞻 觀瞻 guan1 zhan1
appearance; view; abiding impression

观止 觀止 guan1 zhi3
incomparably good

观众 觀眾 guan1 zhong4
spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)

观塘 觀塘 guan4 tang2
Kwun Tong district of Kowloon, Hong Kong

观星台 觀星台 guan4 xing1 tai2
astronomical observatory (old)

宏观 宏觀 hong2 guan1
macro-; macroscopic; holistic

宏观经济 宏觀經濟 hong2 guan1 jing1 ji4
macroeconomic

宏观世界 宏觀世界 hong2 guan1 shi4 jie4
macrocosm; the world in the large

宏观调控 宏觀調控 hong2 guan1 tiao2 kong4
macro-control

价值观 價值觀 jia4 zhi2 guan1
system of values

景观 景觀 jing3 guan1
landscape

景观设计 景觀設計 jing3 guan1 she4 ji4
landscape design

旧观 舊觀 jiu4 guan1
former appearance; what it used to look like

绝对观念 絕對觀念 jue2 dui4 guan1 nian4
absolute idea (in Hegel's philosophy)

科学发展观 科學發展觀 ke1 xue2 fa1 zhan3 guan1
Scientific Outlook on Development, a guiding principle for the CPC attributed to Hu Jintao 胡錦濤|胡锦涛, incorporated into the Constitution of the CPC in 2007

可观 可觀 ke3 guan1
considerable; impressive; significant

客观 客觀 ke4 guan1
objective; impartial

客观世界 客觀世界 ke4 guan1 shi4 jie4
the objective world (as opposed to empirical observation)

客观唯心主义 客觀唯心主義 ke4 guan1 wei2 xin1 zhu3 yi4
objective idealism (in Hegel's philosophy)

客观性 客觀性 ke4 guan1 xing4
objectivity

客观主义 客觀主義 ke4 guan1 zhu3 yi4
objectivist philosophy

乐观 樂觀 le4 guan1
optimistic; hopeful

乐观其成 樂觀其成 le4 guan1 qi2 cheng2
to look favorably on sth; would be glad to see it happen

乐观主义 樂觀主義 le4 guan1 zhu3 yi4
optimism

冷眼旁观 冷眼旁觀 leng3 yan3 pang2 guan1
the cool eye of a bystander; a detached point of view

历史观点 歷史觀點 li4 shi3 guan1 dian3
historical standpoint

令人叹为观止 令人嘆為觀止 ling4 ren2 tan4 wei2 guan1 zhi3
(set expression) astonishing to see

刘姥姥进大观园 劉姥姥進大觀園 liu2 lao3 lao5 jin4 da4 guan1 yuan2
Granny Liu visits the Grand View gardens; (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings

美观 美觀 mei3 guan1
pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic

面面观 面面觀 mian4 mian4 guan1
(used in titles) comprehensive survey

旁观 旁觀 pang2 guan1
spectator; non-participant

旁观者 旁觀者 pang2 guan1 zhe3
observer; spectator

旁观者清 旁觀者清 pang2 guan1 zhe3 qing1
The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectator sees more of the game.

奇观 奇觀 qi2 guan1
spectacle; impressive sight

气象观测站 氣象觀測站 qi4 xiang4 guan1 ce4 zhan4
weather station

强迫观念 強迫觀念 qiang3 po4 guan1 nian4
compelling notion; obsession

人权观察 人權觀察 ren2 quan2 guan1 cha2
Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York-based non-governmental organization

人文景观 人文景觀 ren2 wen2 jing3 guan1
place of cultural interest

荣辱观 榮辱觀 rong2 ru3 guan1
precepts regarding what is honorable and what is shameful (in particular, refers to the Socialist Concepts on Honors and Disgraces, PRC official moral principles promulgated from 2006); abbr. for 社會主義榮辱觀|社会主义荣辱观; also known as the Eight Honors and Eight S

肉眼观察 肉眼觀察 rou4 yan3 guan1 cha2
observation by naked eye

审美观 審美觀 shen3 mei3 guan1
esthetic conception; esthetic point of view; standard

史观 史觀 shi3 guan1
historical point of view; historically speaking

世界观 世界觀 shi4 jie4 guan1
worldview; world outlook; Weltanschauung

叹为观止 嘆為觀止 tan4 wei2 guan1 zhi3
to gasp in amazement; to acclaim as the peak of perfection

铁观音 鐵觀音 tie3 guan1 yin1
Tieguanyin tea (a variety of oolong tea)

听其言而观其行 聽其言而觀其行 ting1 qi2 yan2 er2 guan1 qi2 xing2
hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions

听其言观其行 聽其言觀其行 ting1 qi2 yan2 guan1 qi2 xing2
hear what he says and observe what he does (idiom, from Analects); judge a person not by his words, but by his actions

通观 通觀 tong1 guan1
to take an overall view of sth; comprehensive view

外观 外觀 wai4 guan1
exterior appearance; to view sth from the outside; exterior condition

外观设计 外觀設計 wai4 guan1 she4 ji4
look; external appearance; design; overall brand look or logo that can be patented

微观 微觀 wei1 guan1
micro-; sub-atomic

微观经济 微觀經濟 wei1 guan1 jing1 ji4
microeconomic

微观世界 微觀世界 wei1 guan1 shi4 jie4
microcosm; the microscopic world

围观 圍觀 wei2 guan1
to stand in a circle and watch

伟观 偉觀 wei3 guan1
magnificent vista; a wonder

蔚为大观 蔚為大觀 wei4 wei2 da4 guan1
to afford a magnificent sight (idiom); enchanting

谢绝参观 謝絕參觀 xie4 jue2 can1 guan1
closed to visitors; no admittance

信用观察 信用觀察 xin4 yong4 guan1 cha2
credit watch

袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiu4 shou3 pang2 guan1
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

雅观 雅觀 ya3 guan1
elegant and tasteful

眼观六路耳听八方 眼觀六路耳聽八方 yan3 guan1 liu4 lu4 er3 ting1 ba1 fang1
lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions; to be observant and alert (idiom)

眼观四处,耳听八方 眼觀四處,耳聽八方 yan3 guan1 si4 chu4 - er3 ting1 ba1 fang1
see 眼觀四面,耳聽八方|眼观四面,耳听八方

眼观四面,耳听八方 眼觀四面,耳聽八方 yan3 guan1 si4 mian4 - er3 ting1 ba1 fang1
lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom); fig. to be observant and alert

遥观 遙觀 yao2 guan1
to look into the distance

宇宙观 宇宙觀 yu3 zhou4 guan1
world view

直观 直觀 zhi2 guan1
direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive; audiovisual

主观 主觀 zhu3 guan1
subjective

主观主义 主觀主義 zhu3 guan1 zhu3 yi4
subjectivism

壮观 壯觀 zhuang4 guan1
spectacular; magnificent sight

综观 綜觀 zong1 guan1
to take a broad view of sth

纵观 縱觀 zong4 guan1
to survey comprehensively; an overall survey

走马观花 走馬觀花 zou3 ma3 guan1 hua1
lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing; fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation; to make a quick judgment based on inadequate information

坐观成败 坐觀成敗 zuo4 guan1 cheng2 bai4
to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides; to sit on the fence

坐井观天 坐井觀天 zuo4 jing3 guan1 tian1
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded

坐山观虎斗 坐山觀虎鬥 zuo4 shan1 guan1 hu3 dou4
sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight; watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)