察看 chákàn to watch
to watch; to look carefully at
How to remember 察看: 察 inspect + 看 look at = to watch.
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How it is used
- To inspect / look closely to check on something - 医生仔细察看伤口 (yīshēng zǐxì chákàn shāngkǒu) the doctor examined the wound carefully.
- Deliberate, purposeful looking to assess a situation (a site, an injury, conditions); contrast plain 看 (kàn, look) and 观察 (guānchá, observe over time).
- Object is usually a concrete thing or situation being evaluated.