看透 (kàn tòu) — to see through (a trick, conspiracy, or hidden motive); to thoroughly understand (a person or situation); to be resigned to what is inevitable; to see through the vanities of life
Definition
Means 'to see through' — either a trick or someone's true character, or to resign oneself to life's vanities after fully understanding them. Implies complete, often disillusioned insight, not just surface understanding.
verb
to see through (a trick, conspiracy, or hidden motive)to thoroughly understand (a person or situation)to be resigned to what is inevitableto see through the vanities of life
Examples
- 看透。Wǒ zǎo jiù kàn tòu le tā de huǎng yán.I saw through his lie long ago.
- ，看透。Jīng guò zhè jiàn shì, wǒ zhōng yú kàn tòu le tā zhè ge rén.After this incident, I finally saw through her true character.
- 看透，。Hěn duō lǎo rén dào wǎn nián cái kàn tòu rén shēng, bú zài jì jiào dé shī.Many elderly people only see through life in their later years and stop caring about gains and losses.
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