视 shì look at
look at; to regard
How to remember 视: 礻 sign + 见 see = look at. A tourist squints at the tiny sign beside the painting, leans in to see the name, then steps back to look at the whole picture.
Component breakdown
视 = 礻 sign + 见 see
- 礻 sign
- 见 see
A tourist squints at the tiny sign beside the painting, leans in to see the name, then steps back to look at the whole picture.
How it is used
- A bookish 'look at / regard' - 重视 (zhòngshì) attach importance to, 忽视 (hūshì) overlook, 视为 (shìwéi) regard as.
- Very common in screen/media words: 电视 (diànshì) television, 视频 (shìpín) video, 电视剧 (diànshìjù) TV drama.
- Rarely stands alone; for plain 'look' use 看 (kàn). 视 signals a considered or evaluative way of viewing.
Words with 视
- 电视diànshìtelevisionHSK 1
- 重视zhòngshìto valueHSK 4
- 电视剧diànshìjùTV seriesHSK 4
- 视频shìpínvideoHSK 4
- 影视yǐngshìmovies and televisionHSK 5
- 忽视hūshìto neglectHSK 5
- 电视台diànshìtáitelevision stationHSK 5
- 视为shìwéito view asHSK 5
- 视力shìlìeyesightHSK 6
- 视觉shìjuésightHSK 6
- 近视jìnshìshortsightedHSK 6
- 卫视wèishìsatellite TV (short for 卫星电视)HSK 7
- 正视zhèngshìto face squarelyHSK 7
- 注视zhùshìto look attentively atHSK 7
- 直视zhíshìto look straight atHSK 7
- 视察shìcháto inspectHSK 7
- 视线shìxiànline of sightHSK 7
- 视角shìjiǎoangle from which one observes an objectHSK 7
- 轻视qīngshìcontemptHSK 7
- 俯视fǔshìto overlookHSK 8
- 凝视níngshìto gaze atHSK 8
- 审视shěnshìto look closely atHSK 8
- 巡视xúnshìto inspect (a site)HSK 8
- 收视率shōushìlǜratings (of a TV show)HSK 8
- 敌视díshìhostileHSK 8
- 歧视qíshìto discriminate againstHSK 9
- 珍视zhēnshìto place great importance onHSK 9
- 监视jiānshìto monitorHSK 9
- 蔑视mièshìto loatheHSK 9
- 藐视miǎoshìto despiseHSK 9
- 视野shìyěfield of viewHSK 9
- 鄙视bǐshìto despiseHSK 9
Example sentences
- 公司很重视人才。 Gōngsī hěn zhòngshì réncái.The company attaches great importance to human talent.
- 这台电视坏了。 Zhè tái diànshì huài le.This TV is broken.
- 我在电视台工作。 Wǒ zài diànshìtái gōngzuò.I work at a television station.
- 他在换电视频道。 Tā zài huàn diànshì píndào.He's changing the TV channel.