观 guān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
观望
guānwàng
to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines
Characters in this word
望 wàng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 投资者仍在观望，直到监管细则和盈利模式更加清晰。 Tóuzīzhě réng zài guānwàng, zhídào jiānguǎn xìzé hé yínglì móshì gèngjiā qīngxī. Investors are still waiting and seeing until regulatory details and the profit model become clearer.
- 大家都在观望，没有人敢先买房子。 Dàjiā dōu zài guānwàng, méiyǒu rén gǎn xiān mǎi fángzi. Everyone is waiting and watching; nobody dares to buy a house first.
- 他站在河边观望了很久，才决定下水。 Tā zhàn zài hébiān guānwàng le hěn jiǔ, cái juédìng xià shuǐ. He stood by the river watching for a long time before deciding to get in the water.
Related words
- 参观 cānguān to visit and look around
- 观点 guāndiǎn point of view; opinion
- 观察 guānchá to observe
- 观看 guānkàn to watch
- 观念 guānniàn idea; viewpoint
- 观众 guānzhòng audience
- 客观 kèguān objective
- 乐观 lèguān optimistic
- 主观 zhǔguān subjective
- 悲观 bēiguān pessimistic
- 观光 guānguāng to sightsee
- 观赏 guānshǎng to view, to admire