细看

細看

xìkàn

verb #37,564

Meanings

1 to look at carefully
2 to examine closely
3 to peer at

Characters

fine; careful; in detail

Examples

HSK 4

她细看了一遍合同。

Tā xìkàn le yī biàn hétóng.

She read through the contract carefully.

HSK 5

细看之下，这幅画有很多细节。

Xìkàn zhīxià, zhè fú huà yǒu hěnduō xìjié.

On closer inspection, this painting has many details.

Tips

grammar

细 here is the adverbial 'finely/carefully,' modifying the verb 看. The same pattern produces 细听 (listen carefully), 细想 (think carefully), 细问 (question in detail). Often appears in the set frame 细看之下 ('on closer inspection') to introduce a surprising observation.

Stroke Order

细 xì

看 kàn