Definition
看上 is a resultative verb compound (看 + 上) meaning 'to take a liking to' or 'to settle on' after seeing something. It is a separable verb — you can insert 得 or 不 between the two syllables to form the potential complement (看得上 'can find satisfactory', 看不上 'not satisfied with'), and you can put aspect markers like 了 or 过 between them (看上了 'took a fancy to'). It always takes an object.
r.v.
to take a fancy toto settle on after seeingto be satisfied with
Examples
- 看上。Wǒ kān le nà tào fángzi.I took a liking to that apartment.
- 。Zhè jiàn yīfu tā gēnběn kàn bú shàng.He doesn't fancy this piece of clothing at all.
- 看上？Nǐ kān nǎ kuǎn shǒujī le?Which phone model have you settled on?
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