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瞧 qiáo to glance at

to glance at; to look at; to see

How to remember 瞧: 目 eye + 焦 scorched = to glance at. Grandma casts an eye at the pan, where the pancakes are already scorched, and rushes over to glance at the damage.

  • HSK 6
  • 17 strokes
  • Radical 目

Component breakdown

瞧 = 目 eye + 焦 scorched

  • 目 eye
  • 焦 scorched
The Gushi story

Grandma casts an eye at the pan, where the pancakes are already scorched, and rushes over to glance at the damage.

How it is used

  • Colloquial 'to look/see' - 瞧一瞧 (qiáo yi qiáo) take a look, 你瞧 (nǐ qiáo) look here / see.
  • 瞧 is casual/spoken, roughly equal to 看 (kàn) but more conversational and northern-flavored.
  • 瞧不起 (qiáobuqǐ) = to look down on/despise: 别瞧不起人.
  • 瞧病 (qiáobìng) = to see a doctor (dialectal for 看病).