扫视 (sǎo) — to sweep one's eyes over, to scan (a space, crowd, or text)
Definition
A quick, sweeping glance across a space, crowd, or text. Unlike 浏览 (skimming for content), 扫视 is just the eye movement — not yet reading.
verb
to sweep one's eyes overto scan (a space, crowd, or text)
Examples
- ，扫视。Tā zǒu jìn jiào shì, sǎo le suǒ yǒu xué shēng yì yǎn.He walked into the classroom and swept his eyes over all the students.
- 扫视，。Jǐng chá sǎo le yí xià sì zhōu, méi yǒu fā xiàn yì cháng.The police scanned the surroundings and found nothing unusual.
- 扫视，。Tā kuài sù sǎo le wén jiàn, rán hòu qiān le zì.She quickly scanned the document and then signed it.
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