照看

zhàokān

verb #3,368

Meanings

1 to look after
2 to take care of
3 to watch over

Characters

to shine; to look after

to watch over; to look after

Examples

请帮我照看一下孩子。

Qǐng bāng wǒ zhàokān yīxià háizi.

Please help me look after the child for a bit.

她在家照看生病的妈妈。

Tā zàijiā zhàokān shēngbìng de māma.

She's at home taking care of her sick mother.

Tips

usage

照看 is more casual than 照顾. It implies watching over someone or something temporarily, like babysitting or keeping an eye on things. 看 here is read kān (1st tone) — the 'guard / look after' sense.

Stroke Order

照 zhào

看 kàn