看穿 (kān) — to see through (a trick, deception, or someone's true intentions)
Definition
A separable verb meaning 'to see through' a trick, lie, or someone's true intentions — it splits as 看不穿 in negation (e.g. 看不穿 = 'can't see through').
verb
to see through (a trick, deception, or someone's true intentions)
Examples
- 看穿。Tā yì yǎn jiù kān le nà ge huǎng yán.He saw through that lie at a glance.
- ，看穿。Nǐ de xīn si, wǒ zǎo jiù kān le.I saw through your intentions long ago.
- ，。Zhè ge piàn jú tài qiǎo miào, yì bān rén gēn běn kàn bù chuān.This scam is so clever that ordinary people simply cannot see through it.
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