看上

kànshàng

verb #14,046

Meanings

1 to take a fancy to; to fall for
2 to set one's eyes on

Characters

to look; to see

up (resultative complement: succeed in)

Examples

她看上了一件漂亮的裙子。

Tā kànshàng le yī jiàn piàoliang de qúnzi.

She took a fancy to a beautiful dress.

他一眼就看上她了。

Tā yī yǎn jiù kànshàng tā le.

He fell for her at first sight.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 看上 (kànshàng, to take a fancy to) with 看上去 (kànshàngqu, to look like/seem). 看上 requires an object; 看上去 is followed by a description.

Stroke Order

看 kàn

上 shàng