Chinese Word: 觑 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

觑 (Trad.: 覷)

Pinyin: qù

English Definition: to spy; watch for

Chinese Definition:
①看，偷看，窥探：觑视。偷觑。小觑(轻视，小看)。面面相觑。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 見

Pictophonetic:虚 indicates the sound; 见 (see) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虚 [ xū ] false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
- 见 [ jiàn ] to see, to observe, to meet, to appear

Similar Characters: 覷

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面面相觑	miàn miàn xiāng qù	to look at each other in dismay (idiom)
小觑	xiǎo qù	to despise; to have contempt for
相觑	xiāng qù	to look at each other
觑合	qù hé	to squint
觑忽	qù hu	variant of 觑糊

1		ràng 让 wǒ 我 kàn kan 看看。 —— tāo 掏 wǒ 我 qù 觑 luò 落 qù 觑。 Please let me see them.
2		tān lán 贪婪 de 的 nì shì 睨视， è yì 恶意 de 的 xié 斜 qù 觑。 Greedy sidelong glances and malicious squints.
3		tā 他 qù 觑 zhe 着 yǎn jing 眼睛 zǐ xì 仔细 de 地 kàn 看 yī fú huà 一幅画。 He was studying a painting with narrowed eyes.
4		xiōng dì 兄弟 liǎ 俩 yáo yáo tóu 摇摇头， bǐ cǐ 彼此 xiàng 相 qù 觑 xiào 笑 le 了。 The two brothers shook their heads and smiled at each other.
5		miàn xiàng 面相 qù 觑， duì 对 zhè wèi 这位 shào nián 少年 zhēn shi 真是 tàn wéi guān zhǐ 叹为观止。 Face reading Qu really sighs for the view to this young.

1		ràng 让 wǒ 我 kàn kan 看看。 —— tāo 掏 wǒ 我 qù 觑 luò 落 qù 觑。 Please let me see them.
2		tān lán 贪婪 de 的 nì shì 睨视， è yì 恶意 de 的 xié 斜 qù 觑。 Greedy sidelong glances and malicious squints.
3		tā 他 qù 觑 zhe 着 yǎn jing 眼睛 zǐ xì 仔细 de 地 kàn 看 yī fú huà 一幅画。 He was studying a painting with narrowed eyes.
4		xiōng dì 兄弟 liǎ 俩 yáo yáo tóu 摇摇头， bǐ cǐ 彼此 xiàng 相 qù 觑 xiào 笑 le 了。 The two brothers shook their heads and smiled at each other.
5		miàn xiàng 面相 qù 觑， duì 对 zhè wèi 这位 shào nián 少年 zhēn shi 真是 tàn wéi guān zhǐ 叹为观止。 Face reading Qu really sighs for the view to this young.