看齐

看齊

kànqí

verb #26,038

Meanings

1 to follow someone's example
2 to emulate
3 to align (troops in formation)

Characters

to look; to watch

even; aligned; to be on the same level

Examples

我们要向先进模范看齐。

Wǒmen yào xiàng xiānjìn mófàn kànqí.

We should emulate advanced models and exemplary figures.

立正！向右看齐！

Lìzhèng! Xiàng yòu kànqí!

Attention! Dress right!

Tips

usage

看齐 comes from military drill — to look sideways to align with the person next to you. Figuratively it means to take someone as a standard to live up to, often used in motivational contexts.

Stroke Order

看 kàn

齐 qí