相看

Mandarin · pinyin xiāng kàn

Meanings

  1. to look at one another
  2. to take a good look at
  3. to look upon
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相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
看
kàn · look, see; examine, scrutinize
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1–4 · xiang1 kan4

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soeng1 hon1

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verb

  1. to look at each other
  2. to regard; to look upon; to consider; to treat

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