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Pinyin
shì
Definition
to look at / to regard / to inspect
视 (shì)
1. 看: To look at.
2. 亲临某事: To be present at certain events.
3. 看待: To regard or look upon.
4. 看望: To visit.
5. 比照: To compare.
6. 古同“示”,表明: An ancient word similar to “show,” to indicate.
视 (shì) [Verb]
- 本义:看 (Basic meaning: To look)
- 造字法:会意兼形声。从见示,示亦声。见,看见。示,表现。 (Character formation: Combination of ideogram and phonetic components. "见" means to see, and "示" indicates to manifest.)
1. 同本义 (To look at)
引:
- 《说文》:视,瞻也。 (In "Shuowen," it explains: To look at)
- 《书·泰誓中》:天视自我民视,天听自我民听。 (In "Shujing", it states: Heaven looks as the people look)
- 《墨子·辞过》:目不能徧视,手不能徧操。 (In "Mozi", it mentions not being able to see everywhere with the eyes)
- 《诗·郑风·子曰鸡鸣》:子兴视夜。 (In "Shijing": The son rises to look at the night)
- 《礼记·大学》:视而不见,听而不闻。 (In "Liji": To look but not see, to listen but not hear)
2. 考察,察看,审察 (To inspect)
引:
- 《论语·为政》:视其所以。 (In "Lunyu": Look into their means)
- 《左传·庄公十年》:下视其辙,登轼而望之。 (In "Zuozhuan": Look down at their traces)
3. 治理,处理 (To administer; treat)
引:
- 《左传·襄公二十五年》:崔子称疾不视事。 (In "Zuozhuan" remarks: The official didn’t attend to state affairs due to sickness)
4. 看待 (To regard; look upon)
引:
- 清·周容《芋老人传》:弃其妇,致郁郁死,是芋视乃妇也。 (In "Yulaoren Zhuan": To abandon his wife and thus cause her depression)
5. 通“示”。向…表示 (To show)
引:
- 《汉书·周勃传》:指视我。 (In "Han Shu": Point to show me)
6. 比照 (To compare)
引:
- 孙文《黄花冈七十二烈士事略序》:环顾国内,贼氛方炽。 (In Sun Wen's "Introduction to the 72 Martyrs": Looking around the country, the situation is dire)
7. 效法 (To imitate)
引:
- 《书·太甲中》:王懋乃德,视乃厥祖。 (In "Shujing": The kings emulate their ancestors)
8. 接纳 (To admit)
引:
- 《礼记·坊记》:故君子于有馈者,弗能见,则不视其馈。 (In "Liji": The gentleman does not see the gifts if unable to meet)
9. 照顾,照看 (To care for)
- 例:如:视护(照看护理) (e.g., to care for)
10. 发令 (To give order)
- 例:如:视师(督率军旅) (e.g., to command the troops)
视 (shì) [Noun]
1. 眼;眼力;视线 (Sight; vision)
引:
- 《庄子·养生主》:吾见其难为,怵然为戒,视为止,行为迟。 (In "Zhuangzi": I saw it was difficult)
2. 水名。即“涀水” (Name of a river; Shi River located in Ye County, Henan Province)
television station / CL:個|个[ge4]
China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台[Zhong1 guo2 Zhong1 yang1 Dian4 shi4 tai2]
look at nothing that is not consistent with propriety / not to look at things which do not conform to the rites
to look closely at / to examine
to inspect / an investigation
to patrol / to make a tour / to inspect / to scan with one's eyes
inspector / floorwalker / shopwalker
TV play / soap opera / CL:部[bu4]
to run one's eyes over / to sweep one's eyes over
to visit (a patient, prisoner etc) / to look inquiringly
to gaze at / to fix one's eyes on
hostile / malevolence / antagonism / to view as enemy / to stand against
a squint / sideways glance / to look askance
to turn up one's nose / to show disdain for / to regard superciliously
to overlook / to look down at
to discriminate against / discrimination
racial discrimination / racism
to watch attentively / to gaze at
to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods
to ignore / to neglect / to treat with contempt
to tilt one's head back to see (sth) / to look up at
to place great importance on / to treasure
to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom) / to eye covetously
to think highly of oneself (idiom); giving oneself airs / arrogant and self-important