看齐 (kān) — (military command) to dress ranks, to align in a line; (figurative) to keep up with, to emulate
Definition
Used in commands (向右看齐) to line soldiers up shoulder-to-shoulder. Figuratively, it means to measure yourself against a standard or role model and try to match it — stronger than 赶上, more about aligning with a benchmark than catching up.
verb
(military command) to dress ranksto align in a line(figurative) to keep up withto emulate
Examples
- 看齐！Xiàng yòu kān!Face right! Dress ranks!
- 看齐。Dà jiā yào xiàng xiān jìn gōng zuò zhě kān.Everyone should emulate the advanced workers.
- 看齐。Zhè ge tuán duì yì zhí zài xiàng háng yè biāo zhǔn kān.This team has been keeping up with industry standards.
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