Definition
瞧 (qiáo) is a colloquial, everyday way to say 'look at / see' — common in spoken Chinese, especially in northern dialects. It's more casual than 看 (kàn), the standard word for 'look/see', and less dialect-specific than 瞅 (chǒu). Like 看, it can also mean 'visit (a doctor/patient)' in informal speech.
verb
(colloquial) to look atto see(colloquial) to see (a doctor)to visit (someone)
Easily confused
- 焦jiāolook-alikeburnt, scorched, charred (resultative complement)
- 桥qiáosound-alikebridge
- 蘸zhànlook-aliketo dip (in ink, sauce, etc.)
- 敲qiāosound-aliketo knock, to tap, to strike
- 巧qiǎosound-alikecoincidental; by chance; opportune
- 翘qiàosound-aliketo stick up, to tilt upward, to curl up (of an edge, corner, or end)
- 撬qiàosound-aliketo pry open; to lever open
Examples
- 瞧，。qiáo, nà wèi lǎo rén zài děng nǐ.Look, that old man is waiting for you.
- 瞧，。Nǐ děi qù qiáo bìng, kuài diǎn qù.You need to go see a doctor, go quickly.
- 瞧，。Wǒ míngtiān qù qiáo tā, tā shēngbìng le.I'll go visit him tomorrow; he's sick.
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