Definition
看相 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to practice physiognomy' or 'to have one's fortune told by reading facial features'. The verb 看 and the object 相 can split when adding measure words or modifiers, e.g., 看了一次相 ('had a fortune-telling session once'). You typically say 给某人看相 or 找人看相 rather than putting the person directly after 看相.
v.o.
to practice physiognomyto have one's fortune told (by reading facial features)
Examples
- 看相。Tā xǐhuan gěi rén kàn xiàng.He likes to tell people's fortunes by reading their faces.
- 。Wǒ zhǎo nà wèi xiānsheng kàn guò yí cì xiàng.I had my fortune told by that gentleman once.
- 看相。kàn xiàng zài Zhōngguó yǒu hěn cháng de lìshǐ.Physiognomy has a long history in China.
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