nhìn
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Verb:
- To look (at): To direct one's gaze toward something or someone in order to see it.
- To view / To consider: To examine, judge, or form an opinion about something.
- To face / To overlook: (Of a building, window, etc.) to have a view oriented toward a particular direction or feature.
Usage Examples
- Verb (to look):
- Anh ấy nhìn ra cửa sổ. (He looks out the window.)
- Cô ấy nhìn đồng hồ. (She looks at the clock.)
- Verb (to consider):
- Chúng ta cần nhìn vấn đề từ nhiều góc độ. (We need to view the problem from many angles.)
- Verb (to face):
- Căn hộ của tôi nhìn ra công viên. (My apartment overlooks the park.)
Advanced Usage
- "nhìn nhận": to recognize, to acknowledge (often a fact or situation).
- Chúng ta phải nhìn nhận sự thật. (We must acknowledge the truth.)
- "nhìn thấy": to see (to perceive with the eyes).
- Tôi nhìn thấy một con chim. (I see a bird.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhìn lên (v): to look up.
- Đứa trẻ nhìn lên bầu trời. (The child looks up at the sky.)
- Nhìn xuống (v): to look down.
- Cô ấy nhìn xuống sàn nhà. (She looks down at the floor.)
- Nhìn quanh (v): to look around.
- Anh ấy nhìn quanh căn phòng. (He looks around the room.)
- Nhìn chằm chằm (v): to stare.
- Đừng nhìn chằm chằm vào người ta. (Don't stare at people.)
- Nhìn trộm (v): to peek, to steal a glance.
- Nó nhìn trộm qua khe cửa. (He peeked through the door crack.)
Different Meanings
- Physical Action: The act of using one's eyes to see.
- Nhìn bức tranh này. (Look at this picture.)
- Mental Consideration: The act of thinking about or assessing.
- Nhìn vào tương lai. (To look to the future.)
- Responsibility: To take care of or pay attention to someone/something.
- Bận quá, chẳng nhìn gì đến con. (Too busy to pay any attention to the children.)
Synonyms
- Look: to direct one's eyes.
- Gaze: to look steadily and intently.
- View: to look at or inspect.
- Observe: to watch attentively.
- Face: (for buildings) to be oriented toward.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Nhìn xa trông rộng: to be farsighted; to have a broad, long-term vision.
- Một nhà lãnh đạo cần phải nhìn xa trông rộng. (A leader needs to be farsighted.)
- Nhìn mặt mà bắt hình dong: to judge someone by their appearance (often used negatively).
- Nhìn lên không bằng, nhìn xuống không thua: Comparing oneself to those better off and those worse off; to be content with one's lot.
- Nhìn bằng nửa con mắt: to look down on someone; to regard with contempt.
verb
- to look (at)
- anh nhìn cái gì đó?What are you looking at?
- nhìn lạito look back